That is some dang GOOD pilots right there now. That one yellow plane must have takin off within 30 to 40 feet. That was AWWWESOME.!!!! Thanks for sharing!
Reminds me of when I was in College in NYC and the then new technology Cable TV installers used to play "Buck Buck" outside McSorley's Bar with their company trucks.
Like many many other ppl I'm wondering what the fuckin' sh!t has to be wrong with ur brain to still take off after the prop hit the ground! And I'm pretty damn sure u can hear, if not even feel that in the cockpit!
Yeah, it's fucking dangerous specially for the ground crew. They are exposed to any crash debris the prop might throw away. Yeah, the pilot can still take off. That's an experimental plane being tested, that procedure wouldn't be allowed in normal circumstances, obviously. The pilot knows how the prop was damaged, and the plane can still fly without overheating the engine. Many planes can still fly with an unbalanced or damaged propeller without great problems. The pilot just doesn't give a shit.
I used to have a day job rebuilding aircraft engines. UK rules on prop strikes are simple - dismantle, test all components, reassemble if okay. We even had to do magnetic flux testing on engines that had only been factory run - then stored in unknown conditions for 50 years... As a model flyer, I often saw crankshafts break, different risk but still hairy! Our gliding club tug pilot had a minor aberration and pushed the stick forward to get the tail to come round... the metal prop bent 3 inches.
That yellow plane was impressive. Wheels up before the first white line. Can anyone tell me the official spacing of those white lines used for scoring?
@MegaNerdyDude the prop wash provides enough wind to allow for elevator manipulation. That back end don't weigh much and the wheels act as a fulcrum, unfortunately so in this case.
Interesting, I think in this type of competition tricycle gear with a rear skid plate might be a better setup. That way you can land slow, TD, and jam on the brakes without worrying about a prop strike and flipping the bird over. Put in the real world of bush flying tail draggers I think is still a better setup giving safer options dealing with debris and rocks.
Luke Reed Your comment is dumb, these guys are pushing right to the edge with these planes , they are the best of the best at what they do. You ever see and F1 driver crash and say he is a bad driver?
@Warrantti The big soft wheels began for their ability to roll over head-size rocks , when operating in Alaska; landing on sandbars & riverbeds. Here , despite their weight & drag , they allow a bigger Rotation-Angle on Take-off , due to the raised Axle-height from extra diameter. Swings & Roundabouts, really. My guess is the fashìon's wrong.Low-drag Lightness levitates best (on smooth ground).
From a young pilot, I couldn't agree more. When I fly, regardless of if I'm alone or carrying passengers safety is priority #1. I've gone as far as laying down the "I'm PIC, it's my call" law with my dad (who is a student pilot) when the plane was running weird on taxi. If the plane has any indication of problems, I will not go.
“When you level off it’s got to be six inches. Not one foot, or three feet. Six inches! If it’s too high and you come down hard, you’ll wreck the plane. If it’s too low you hit a bump and go over. It’s the last inch that counts!" James Aldridge The last inch
Is the prize for the comp really worth risking a $1000 prop (yes, it could be less) and a couple of $k worth of motor - let alone the airframe? They're interesting to watch but it looks like a great way to wreck a perfectly good aircraft.
(1:55) "God damn it!" Yep. Thats gonna hurt the wallet. New prop, complete engine tear down, mag particle test, replace crankshaft...... Or better yet just buy a overhauled engine. Still over 30K parts and lanor in chump change at least.......thats a cheap engine too!
+The Aviation I thought a prop strike required replacement of the whole engine. Except in the Rotax where you just replaced the gear reduction components. But that would be certified aircraft, my observations of experimental aircraft shows that people think they can build and fly any way they want.
1:44 who else heard someone shout GOD DAMMIT!! after the crowd
I think it was the pilot, to be honest. Not sure why he thought he could stand on the brakes like that in a taildragger.
Sean Booher yeah your right
Its his mom who told him not to fly it 22 times
@6 6 Get a hobby other than looking for misspellings on the internet, troll.
@@dtroystopper2 no kiddin' lol
Last guy... "Did I win? That was pretty short right? I knew that prop would help slow me down."
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1:50 "See? TOLD YOU I COULD STOP SHORT!"
LoL
Whoa, I bet that last prop strike was costly.
Yup new engine!
Still watching this video a decade later! I love aviation, in all its forms.
If you listen carefully, you can hear him yell "GOD DAMNIT!"
The guy with the modified yellow cub totally beasted that takeoff, 50 ft maybe? Incredible.
He built that Super Cub. That’s Greg Miller. His channel here on UA-cam is Mauleguy. He also flies a Maule he named Bushwacker.
1:51 That sound is hart breaking :'-(
1:52 GOD DAMN IT. I feel your pain man, that would suck.
1:46 is when my sister gets up in the morning and tries to be as quiet as she can be going down the hallway.
That supercub pilot had some damn good control (the one at 56)
Cant believe he had prop strike and continued his take off... Man, that just is no go in my book
That looks like a lot of my War Thunder landings.
:D
Wow!
That doesn't look like my gta 5 landings
I wish the brakes on planes in WT were 1/20th as good as the brakes on these planes.
The Super Cub is the trickyest plane but also the best!
Thumbs Up!
1:51 This is the EXACT reason why my STOL aircraft will be a Zenithair CH 801. Carries more, costs less, and nosing over will never be a problem! :)
1:53 "GOD DAMMIT"
lol I heard that
Not what his mechanic said!
i was about to say that cracked me up
I need replay it to be heard 😂
Crazy Slow Landings there, thanks for sharing!
I've done that in a C150. I made contact with the sheet metal under the tail before the tires!
Damn! I hate when that happens.
0:58 "Got Rocks" Haha Love it!
That’s Greg Miller. He built that Super Cub. You never hear him tooting his own horn and yet he’s one of the best.
1:23, thats a Bush pilot with skills, and care for his airframe, notice how he goosed the throttle to keep the tail wheel drop nice and soft.
That is some dang GOOD pilots right there now. That one yellow plane must have takin off within 30 to 40 feet. That was AWWWESOME.!!!!
Thanks for sharing!
think I saw that in a diff video it was like 14' 6"
Brilliant....could watch video all day
Reminds me of when I was in College in NYC and the then new technology Cable TV installers used to play "Buck Buck" outside McSorley's Bar with their company trucks.
Reactions at 1:48:
:D
"Woooooh!"
XO
"OOoooh!..."
I can’t believe that on dude took off after the prop strike!
Like many many other ppl I'm wondering what the fuckin' sh!t has to be wrong with ur brain to still take off after the prop hit the ground! And I'm pretty damn sure u can hear, if not even feel that in the cockpit!
Uh
he didnt take off tho
Yes, he did! As the recording of him stops he's just about to lift off!
Yeah, it's fucking dangerous specially for the ground crew. They are exposed to any crash debris the prop might throw away.
Yeah, the pilot can still take off. That's an experimental plane being tested, that procedure wouldn't be allowed in normal circumstances, obviously.
The pilot knows how the prop was damaged, and the plane can still fly without overheating the engine.
Many planes can still fly with an unbalanced or damaged propeller without great problems. The pilot just doesn't give a shit.
the prop rotates the other direction so debris would not go towards the crew.
This could be the NASCAR of GA. These guys need sponsors!
Brave to stand so close to where the prop will go if it touches the ground
*better be the worlds first youtube full wide-screen indeed*
Affffffff... Very Nice.
The yellow plane at 01:00 is fantastic.
Very short!
I like the Cessna, that and the Rockwell AC500 are my faves.
Got Rocks (the yellow and black one) was epic. Such a nice takeoff
THIS IS GREAT- FANTASTIC! 10*
I used to have a day job rebuilding aircraft engines. UK rules on prop strikes are simple - dismantle, test all components, reassemble if okay. We even had to do magnetic flux testing on engines that had only been factory run - then stored in unknown conditions for 50 years...
As a model flyer, I often saw crankshafts break, different risk but still hairy!
Our gliding club tug pilot had a minor aberration and pushed the stick forward to get the tail to come round... the metal prop bent 3 inches.
it's amazing you uploaded it for 10 years
That yellow plane was impressive. Wheels up before the first white line. Can anyone tell me the official spacing of those white lines used for scoring?
@MegaNerdyDude the prop wash provides enough wind to allow for elevator manipulation. That back end don't weigh much and the wheels act as a fulcrum, unfortunately so in this case.
Interesting, I think in this type of competition tricycle gear with a rear skid plate might be a better setup. That way you can land slow, TD, and jam on the brakes without worrying about a prop strike and flipping the bird over. Put in the real world of bush flying tail draggers I think is still a better setup giving safer options dealing with debris and rocks.
Still... Great Pilots~
Yeah, especially the one at 1:45, huh?
Luke Reed Ha this isent something you would expect most average pilots to be comfortable with. You see some one tip and laugh shame on you.
Luke Reed Your comment is dumb, these guys are pushing right to the edge with these planes , they are the best of the best at what they do. You ever see and F1 driver crash and say he is a bad driver?
That's what I say I never flew they are all amazing
It sure did hit the ground. They even replayed it in slow motion, in case you missed it.
@Warrantti The big soft wheels began for their ability to roll over head-size rocks , when operating in Alaska; landing on sandbars & riverbeds. Here , despite their weight & drag , they allow a bigger Rotation-Angle on Take-off , due to the raised Axle-height from extra diameter. Swings & Roundabouts, really. My guess is the fashìon's wrong.Low-drag Lightness levitates best (on smooth ground).
basically, they have to have a steeper flare, so the cg is behind them, not in front. they can also use more elevator to counteract the cg movement
God damnit!
From a young pilot, I couldn't agree more. When I fly, regardless of if I'm alone or carrying passengers safety is priority #1. I've gone as far as laying down the "I'm PIC, it's my call" law with my dad (who is a student pilot) when the plane was running weird on taxi. If the plane has any indication of problems, I will not go.
This is like drag racing with aeroplanes!
One question here it's front wheels are neutral or Axelrod please answer
wow flying high...
This looks like it was a blast
I saw the prop touch early on and now a crash - bad luck. must have been windy, so many did a go-around:)
What on earth is that plane at 0:26? Those flaps are massive!
no one:
me in war thunder: 1:49
1:52 "GOD DAMMIT" LMAO!
Robert Lopez 1:52
@LaRobertos you consider alaskan bushpilots weekend warriors?
I like the announcer at the end, "That hurts."
Think soo too!
amazing share .. thanks see you around too
1:33 I may be a tricycle guy, but I would've aborted takeoff considering props came so close to ground
That last plane..."That is how you come to a fast stop!....Hey I got to plane to stop didn't I?!
I'm new to all this but with the prop strike guy - wouldn't he hear and feel that?
And if so why would he continue to take off?
“When you level off it’s got to be six inches. Not one foot, or three feet. Six inches! If it’s too high and you come down hard, you’ll wreck the plane. If it’s too low you hit a bump and go over. It’s the last inch that counts!"
James Aldridge The last inch
the first crash GOD DAMIT in the background
great video!!
nice video!
Is Short Take Off & Landing?
Is the prize for the comp really worth risking a $1000 prop (yes, it could be less) and a couple of $k worth of motor - let alone the airframe? They're interesting to watch but it looks like a great way to wreck a perfectly good aircraft.
Are there weight classes for different sized airplanes to compete in?
Local mechanics must get really good business on this day ;P
whats the third and fourth plane that took off?
cool. i did not know this championship.
Why wouldn't you swap out those big, heavy bush tires for an event on tarmac like this?
A bad day flying is better than a good day fishing.
@lectar15 haha, it was probably the same person going WOOO! at 1:47
So GTA 5 Plane physics actually don’t lie
(1:55)
"God damn it!"
Yep. Thats gonna hurt the wallet.
New prop, complete engine tear down, mag particle test, replace crankshaft......
Or better yet just buy a overhauled engine.
Still over 30K parts and lanor in chump change at least.......thats a cheap engine too!
+equarg Probably not that bad.
+77Avadon77 Agree, definitely not that bad.
+equarg Pretty sure that a new propeller and possibly removing the crankshaft and checking it for it's tolerance.
+The Aviation I thought a prop strike required replacement of the whole engine. Except in the Rotax where you just replaced the gear reduction components. But that would be certified aircraft, my observations of experimental aircraft shows that people think they can build and fly any way they want.
These are EAA guys - they don't pay attention to gov't regulations lol
Balls of steel, brains of flypaper.
In these competitions do these prop strikes get reported to NTSB. or is it kind of expected?
i loved the sound of tail on the ground of the 152. XD crazy flyers , i wana participate too!
Did he win?
You can hear the stall horn on the 152. wow
What is the second plane in the video?
@SenorSpode thanks, i didn't know that!
1:32
Are you kidding? He hit the ground with the prop and stills took off?
balls of steeeelll!!!
balls of dumbass
WOOOW 1:03 THAT is just amazing takeoff!
The last pilot came in way too fast and tried to make the best of it.
Should have planned for the short landing better.
I could hear the pilot say god damnit not out of fear but anger about the damage to his plane
that is a nice seaplane at 0:40, under the plane after it took off. let's see that baby fly!
0:09 & 1:50 - I feel bad for them. I'm so sorry.
Love the GOD DAMMIT at 1:53
What plane is that at 12 seconds
What is the second black, and the third red plane model? Please.
The black plane is a Convair L-13A and the red plane is a Cessna A185E Skywagon.
@@keithbird8910 Thank you very much.
These guys were coming in on a wing and a prayer. Nice video!
1:51 "oowww, shit happens.."
New parking procedures? could stack 12 blue/whites in a 40x40 hangar like that.
@eltfell well actually the damage to the airplane is kinda intense, the engine is pretty much dead after that
What a great vid! :D
awesome vid
@straighttailpilot also I dont think would be comparable to aerobatic stunt flying but owell its not my crashed AC
Why these planes have so massive front wheels?
What´s the second plane?
1:51
Somebody's mad!
"God damnit!"