That Mega Fauna clip is scary from 15:46 to 16:30. Was there a spot landing contest going on here? That will get people landing setting down too fast and hard where they would normally gently land further down the runway.
Hi Everyone, Don has headed back to the States today. This morning Don did a navigation flight...nd on the ground was 20kts and it at 90 degrees to the runway. Don pulled off a great landi...
Tussock,
Landing on dirt strips is fine and there is a lot you can do as you described...sp;
I was mainly trying to warn new pilots to avoid landing...ap.
If you know of any mishaps or near misses about landi...
Hey Jeff, where I live we land in paddocks, on beaches and dirt roads, near...mes needs must, and sometimes the joy of landing in out-of-the-way places just...yover at a given speed over the intended landing...a different perspective and say that outlandi...
Hi Jeff,
Thanks for your perspective. It is great to get first hand experience f...have not experienced the desire to do the off airfield landings...ou approach these strips and what you look out for when landi...
Sometime ago YouTube had a video of one them 'flying bags' taking off without the pilot who could be seen running behind yelling " STOP" . It outran him and flew around quite a while ( is that a measure of the skill level required ?) before gently landing ( several miles away).