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| Pilot Nails Landing of an Experimental SQ12 Super Cub (Video) |
| 2017-06-05 |
| [LiveLeak] Pilot Jon Bush recently tested out the Experimental Stol Quest SQ12 Super Cub.The plane was coming in for a landing along the Knik river in Alaska with 20mph winds as he turned off the engine. The blustery conditions helped set the plane down with ease. Credit: akbushpilot via Storyful |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 Impressive videos on Youtube of Alaskan bush pilot championships where the winner as the shorted takeoff and / or landing roll. Some of these guys actually bounce their birds into the air...... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2017-06-05 15:33 |
| #2 It's a taildragger! |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-06-05 12:00 |
| #1 My research shows this amazing a/c stalls at apx 17 kts / 20 mph. With some fairly common winds, this machine could literally fly backwards over terrain (I've done it, but my passengers were less impressed than I was.). |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2017-06-05 09:04 |