There we had all there: nice weather, nice XC flight, landing at "new airport" for me and adrenaline too. My friends engine stopped and he had an emergency landing at field.
Take a look at Bobby Breeden's fourth consecutive win and reported new world record for combined take-off/landing! 20 foot landing, 24 foot takeoff.
If only we could get trikes to do this without having to use a 30 meter wing
I did this landing a couple years ago. Filmed by Henry flying behind. A LARGE jet had just taken off preceding, so the protocol would be to touch down before he developed lift (his takeoff point) ... so I decided to see just how short I could land it.
and yes, it is repeatable. ;)
This video is for educational purposes only. I know the pilot and called him to get his permission before posting the video. He was OK with the request. The pilot is ok...
For those of you that are not "Headbangers" like me, her...my vario telling me I am climbing! Notice the spot landing at the end (orange cone) and.... When the lift shuts off, everybody heads for the landing field at the same time. Thing...