How to stop a seaplane in a hurry........

fredball · Oct 28, 2015

Ever want to fly a seaplane? This was done on purpose, check the control surfaces during the "ride".

http://www.liveleak.com/ll_embed?f=ff51fc4378cc

ZA_Survivalist · Oct 28, 2015

Nice! How does than not have enough force to tear the haul in half?

What an awesome feeling that'd be to land and pivot in a plane like that, Ive certainly never seen that done before.

chemist · Oct 28, 2015

That there is one strong airframe - but I'll bet it voids the warranty.

clearconscience · Oct 28, 2015

Can't do that with pontoons.

Reminds me of a book I read about the CIA recruiting bush pilots from Alaska to fly secret black ope missions and were a part of training pilots to fly into cuba for the bay of pigs.

ZA_Survivalist · Oct 28, 2015

clearconscience said:
Can't do that with pontoons.

Reminds me of a book I read about the CIA recruiting bush pilots from Alaska to fly secret black ope missions and were a part of training pilots to fly into cuba for the bay of pigs.

Thats freaking awesome!
Do they have a documentary on that?

mjbskwim · Oct 29, 2015

I like the Mario Andretti quote at the end
If things seem under control you are just not going fast enough

And that looks like it could be expensive if not executed properly

etrain16 · Oct 29, 2015

That is an impressive video, but I think this little girl may be competition for that guy in a few years:

Slobray · Oct 29, 2015

mjbskwim said:
I like the Mario Andretti quote at the end
If things seem under control you are just not going fast enough

And that looks like it could be expensive if not executed properly

And deadly.

Ray

edslhead · Oct 29, 2015

"Sully" would be proud.

jackrv · Oct 29, 2015

Not bad for an airframe developed in 1934

Sgt Nambu · Oct 29, 2015

Very cool! Powerful plane too!

erudne · Oct 29, 2015

yeah that's a military plane from around WW2, amazing that it holds together seeing as he does that maneuver on a regular basis

Chee-to · Oct 29, 2015

Dang, that'll put skid marks in yer "chones"...................................

jbett98 · Oct 29, 2015

How about these guys.

Mark W. · Oct 29, 2015

When my dad was in the Air National Guard in the early 1960's they had a pilot get drunk and bet his buddies he could land a Piper Cub in the top of an Oak tree (could have been a similar type tree I was told the story many years ago) And way the pilot took off flew over the tree a couple time and then dropped his rpm and flaps as far as they would go as he approached the top of the big tree and stalled the plane right over top the canopy of the tree dropping the plane right into the branches.

Dad said it took an hour to get the idiot out of the tree and then the next day they took a Piasecki H-21 (twin rotor flying banana) and lifted the cub off the tree.

Needless to say the pilot was in a lot of trouble.

Slobray · Oct 30, 2015

jbett98 said:
How about these guys.

Wow, now I want to see the videos of them getting out of there.

Ray

clearconscience · Oct 30, 2015

ZA_Survivalist said:
Thats freaking awesome!
Do they have a documentary on that?

I think it was in the book "the book of honor" written by Ted Gup. He did this book to bring to light the nameless stars on the wall of honor in the CIA headquaters. These stars represent the men and women who lost their lives in service to this country under top secret CIA missions.
They really aren't the cloak and dagger black ops type stuff, but nonetheless amazing read.

Another good on is "the killer elite" about a top secret intelligence group.