[Mitchinson's Flight Centre in Saskatoon launching its Cessna 185 Float Plane.]


Here is another one for all you Plane enthusiasts …

Now this is really neat -- how to get a float-equipped airplane airborne from a concrete runway.


https://www.youtube.com/embed/7osw2jcsi6Q?rel=0
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Now I want to see the landing.

Nice use of flaps to lift off the trailer.

Yep , I'll beat he's done that before :-)
Nice straight lift off .

I've watched this about 10 times and am still impressed.

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Originally posted by Canuck32:
Nice use of flaps to lift off the trailer.

Makes sense. He needs climb steeply for a couple feet to clear the pickup. He must have also have held a little forward yoke pressure to stay on the trailer until he could pop it up in the air.

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Originally posted by Brice:
Now I want to see the landing.

Watched a float equipped plane, with the integral small wheels, make make a landing at our local airport last week. gotta be impressed by the skill required.

Grizz

Just don't flare much, the sound of screeching metal scares the crap out of the passengers.

There's nothing to it actually. I've done it maybe 50 times including before I had my pilots license, dad drove the truck.

Taking off the trailer is no big deal. It's LANDING on the trailer I want to see.........

I was very impressed and watched it a few times over and over.

Mike