This is the Isle of Barra, in the Outer Hebrides, the West coast of Scotland. It is a scheduled flight from Glasgow, operated by Loganair; 'Flights from Glasgow to Barra operate to a flexible timetable, dictated by tides which cover the unique runway twice a day.' Come and visit the Western Isles for beautiful scenery - and some interesting flights!
I had one of these sitting on the NW runway with a cold winter head wind of 30-40 knts. Pilot sat there on the numbers full throttle with the brake on. Cleared him for take off and the plane instantly lifted vertically after he took his foot off the brake. Air New England. Density altitude was a factor.
I was flying a Twin Otter from Phoenix to Los Angeles Intl. The head wind was so strong, l looked down at the Interstate and was barely keeping up with the traffic. One of my very favorite airplanes.
When he has a 30/40mph headwind, yes. Otherwise, it's the same as any aircraft, it needs air flowing over the wings, to get lift. I flew to Barra years ago on a sister aircraft. I was invited up front by the pilot and he pointed out (on the way in) the direction of the runways. The massive rudder is a tremendous help in windy conditions, giving loads of control. A wonderful little aircraft. The beach actually consists of sand and crushed sea shells.
This is the Isle of Barra, in the Outer Hebrides, the West coast of Scotland. It is a scheduled flight from Glasgow, operated by Loganair; 'Flights from Glasgow to Barra operate to a flexible timetable, dictated by tides which cover the unique runway twice a day.' Come and visit the Western Isles for beautiful scenery - and some interesting flights!
I had one of these sitting on the NW runway with a cold winter head wind of 30-40 knts. Pilot sat there on the numbers full throttle with the brake on. Cleared him for take off and the plane instantly lifted vertically after he took his foot off the brake. Air New England. Density altitude was a factor.
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I was flying a Twin Otter from Phoenix to Los Angeles Intl. The head wind was so strong, l looked down at the Interstate and was barely keeping up with the traffic. One of my very favorite airplanes.
I'm 2 seconds in and my guess is the beach.
You should of got it from the thumb nail . It’s a barra of laughs .
The performed commuter flight out of Fullerton Airport in Calif. It's a really good plane.
I mean this this type of plane can get airborne the moment the pilot takes his foot off the brake.
like a kite!
When he has a 30/40mph headwind, yes. Otherwise, it's the same as any aircraft, it needs air flowing over the wings, to get lift. I flew to Barra years ago on a sister aircraft. I was invited up front by the pilot and he pointed out (on the way in) the direction of the runways. The massive rudder is a tremendous help in windy conditions, giving loads of control. A wonderful little aircraft. The beach actually consists of sand and crushed sea shells.
Wind sound was so annoying I had to turn off the sound.
I’m pretty sure you didn’t need 8 minutes to make us “not believe”
if you goto setting and select speed , you can set the video to 2x, and it's only 4 minutes , can you 'believe' that?
@ - I left after the first 30 seconds and hit the dislike. Remember the old adage that “less is more”
Ive seen this dash get airborne faster than a cub.