Scary Take off!

[304065]

The a/c in the photo is a 1948 Stinson 108-3, registration C-GYYF. It is powered by a 165hp Franklin 6A4-165-B3.



There is quite a bit of information about the airplane and its owner on the Internet and we will leave it there.

[Por_sha911]

I'm not a pilot (but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express recently). I'm wondering if he had the plane over the weight limit. As I understand it, that would explain the slow acceleration and lack of ability to lift.

[dewolf]

Originally Posted by loach

"what i'm gonna do is meander up to full power from about a hundred yards up the runway and then rotate really early so that my tailwheel drags a plume all the way to the point where my death looks an absolute certainty.... Then neeeeooooww" if you pretend that he meant to do it, it's pretty impressive.

lol.....lol...lol

[Laneco]

He's definately going to need a change of his man-panties after that.

angela

[304065]

Originally Posted by Laneco

He's definately going to need a change of his man-panties after that.

angela

Not exactly Angela. . .

[Tim Hancock]

It is not a he, it is a she (at least it is if this is still the same pilot/owner that nosed this same plane over in 1996 after leaving Oshkosh in it).

[Tim Hancock]

Originally Posted by 304065

Not exactly Angela. . .

I followed your lead and did a quick Google search 304. I am quite sure I have walked right pst this arplane at Oshkosh many times. This year I will get a better look at the owner..... seeing how she is now (in?)famous on Youtube.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Tim Hancock

This year I will get a better look at the owner..... seeing how she is now (in?)famous on Youtube.

[pete3799]

I've never been up in an airplane........ definitely not going in that one.

[nostatic]

Originally Posted by Joeaksa

Density altitude is usually easy to work with.

2. Remove weight (cargo, fuel or pax)

Does ditching the pilot's brain count as weight savings?

[Laneco]

Originally Posted by Tim Hancock

It is not a he, it is a she (at least it is if this is still the same pilot/owner that nosed this same plane over in 1996 after leaving Oshkosh in it).

Oh goodness, so what you gentleman are saying is that not only do I get to listen to the ribbing about women drivers, now I get to hear it about women pilots?

You know, until I saw this video, I never really thought much about crashing during take off. Foolishly, I thought that take-off was sort of a given, and that it was LANDING where you were more likely to be in peril...

angela

[abisel]

He needs to learn from the bush pilots in Alaska.

Now this is a short landing and takeoff.

[tcar]

Originally Posted by abisel

He needs to learn from the bush pilots in Alaska.

Guessing about a 40kt headwind there...


Well, the subject Stinson is a Canadian registry...


I thought I recognized the pretty distinctive Stinson vertical stabilizer... my uncle flew an L5 in WWII in the Pacific.

[Tim Hancock]

Originally Posted by Laneco

Oh goodness, so what you gentleman are saying is that not only do I get to listen to the ribbing about women drivers, now I get to hear it about women pilots?

You know, until I saw this video, I never really thought much about crashing during take off. Foolishly, I thought that take-off was sort of a given, and that it was LANDING where you were more likely to be in peril...

angela

I did not do any ribbing about her being a woman pilot..... I have watched a few men pilots do just as bad and even worse.

[widgeon13]

When I first started flying I had a woman instructor. She was an excellent pilot and knowledgeable instructor.

[944Larry]

now you guys see the advantages of a helicopter!!!

[cashflyer]

165hp and cannot get it up? What's she hauling????

[t6dpilot]

Geeezus efffing crap - are you kidding me? That is one lucky take off. Density altitude issue? Maybe - Looks to be middle of the day. Carb heat or mixture could have also been a factor too. Over gross? Maybe. It sure took a loooong time for that tail to come up. Even in HD alt situations, I think that the tail would come up quicker than that on a light aircraft. As the pilot rotates, she banks right to avoid the trees. It almost looks as if she has done that before. If so, then that is a VERY STUPID move - zero margin for error.

That was literally inches from ending very badly. The old saying goes that, "there are old pilots and bold pilots, but no old and bold pilots." That is a classic for "hold my beer and watch this." Jeez...

[David Goodman]

Pilot's own account of what happened:


Grass strip departure - Pilots of America Message Board

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by Joeaksa

Density altitude is usually easy to work with.

1. Take off earlier when the temps are lower.

2. Remove weight (cargo, fuel or pax)

Yeah, he should have flung a passenger out the door at about the 18 second mark.