Ever see a float plane without wheels take-off from land?
Thought you might like to see what kind of aviation related things they do in Prince George, B.C. You have seen float planes come and go...but bet you haven't seen one take off like this. This video was taken in Prince George....got to give the pilot full marks for guts. I imagine you only get one shot at this... notice the fire truck following them... they obviously had a few doubts themselves.
When a floatplane is landed on the grass and taken to the hangar for maintenance, obviously it has to depart once again. Landing a floatplane on grass is easier than becoming airborne on grass. This is where 'Dolly' comes in. Put the aircraft on a 'dolly', fire it up, tow it down the runway, and, once a certain speed is attained, push the throttle to 'Warp Factor 9', and you are airborne.
Get ready, here is how the good people at Hill Aircraft Service Ltd. in Prince George, B.C., accomplish a 'dolly take-off'!'
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A grand event!
The LAST, LAST DOVER REUNION in May 2014 looks like it really was the last one! Of course our number of crew colleagues is dwindling, and the energy to plan another real reunion has evaporated.
We'll continue to maintain our e-mail list (currently 209 names), and occasionally send out items of common interest like Rick Spencer's notice about the "133s in the Sino-Indian War in 1962" that just went out. If you didn't get it, it might mean we've lost track of your current e-mail address. Let us know any updates.
HOWEVER, a few of us have talked about showing up in Dover together for an informal dinner/gathering sometime in the spring of the New Year, 2016.
If you're interested, please let me know at rehanson342@me.com .
We'll continue to maintain our e-mail list (currently 209 names), and occasionally send out items of common interest like Rick Spencer's notice about the "133s in the Sino-Indian War in 1962" that just went out. If you didn't get it, it might mean we've lost track of your current e-mail address. Let us know any updates.
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4 comments:
That is one heck of a buddy start!
Cal Taylor
Thanks for checking in, Cal.
A friend in Olympia, WA has a buddy who launches a float-equipped Super Cub from a wheeled cart, without even towing the thing. He says it is a little bit dicey, so the driver needs to be sorta good.
Wow! "Sorta good?????" I'd like to see a video of that!
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