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Having spent some time in AK for training over the years, I am constantly amazed at the skills of these Bush pilots.....
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Watching that film, the first thing that came to my mind was that practice for that competition could prove to be very expensive.
I am impressed.
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Check out this STOL aircraft, built using the frame of a Polish built Wilga 2000.
It's called a DRACO and it looks like the baddest bush plane out there, light and with a lot of horsepower. It's amazing how quickly this thing jumps into the air, looks like less than 100 feet at sea level. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqhI4MeCn1c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Z2VNTFp-Q
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Alaska remoteness
Should note that it certainly helps to have a nice headwind... ![]() https://youtu.be/6XYFcw1c-Oo
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Anyone here have their CFI?
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If anyone makes it up this way, the Valdez fly in is a great way to spend a day. As B 2/75 said, if there is any kind of headwind the landings look fake, like a CGI effect. I believe one year we were there and the total take off and landing distance was something like 35 feet.
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whats up with that website?
Lots of their articles come from Iranian "science" like this and and this one and this. but it gets really interesting in this one where it says Quote:
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I know this is a thread about awesome bush planes, and the video is awesome, but what the hell is up with the rest of it? - Local
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Lucked out with 2 tours in Alaska. First at Ft Richardson for 3 years, during which I earned private, commercial, instrument and seaplane ratings. The flying club was the largest military flying club in the world. Got time in a lot of different aircraft. Built time flying people in and out of remote strips and lakes, on hunting trips. Second tour was at Ft Greely for 3 years. Bought a Citabria, and flew it everywhere - almost 1000 hours. Saw several STOL competitions, but never competed. Good times.
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Unfortunately, no. Kept the plane a couple of years in Maine, then when I retired I sold it, intending to buy another. My post retirement career left me little time to fly. Fully retired now, and sometimes contemplate taking a shot at the flight physical, and if I can pass, get back into flying. We'll see.
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