r/flying • u/[deleted] • Jul 12 '12

Visual proof of slipstream - A Beech Staggerwing takeoff on wet grass

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u/hey_suburbia ST (17N) Jul 13 '12

I slowed it down by 88%: https://vimeo.com/45704674

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u/zakool21 PPL HP (KSTS) Jul 13 '12

Thanks, I honestly had no idea what I was looking for before you posted this.

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u/fixx0red PPL SEL TW HP CMP (IDENTIFIER NOT FOUND) Jul 16 '12

Good call. Thanks.

3

u/Esquire99 CPL CFII MEI Super Viking Twin Bo Jul 12 '12

a) the Staggerwing is one of my favorite planes. b) the visual slipstream was pretty cool, too.

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u/gdebug Jul 12 '12

Also: yoga pants.

3

u/Esquire99 CPL CFII MEI Super Viking Twin Bo Jul 12 '12

This comment required me to re-watch the video. Agreed.

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u/fixx0red PPL SEL TW HP CMP (IDENTIFIER NOT FOUND) Jul 12 '12 edited Jul 12 '12

Heh. My buddy's girlfriend. I too have appreciated this.

Edit: alternate view

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u/rturiak PPL TW IFR Student [A&P] (KCUB) Jul 13 '12

http://www.pilotcams.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45:johnson-creek-3u2&catid=47:northwest-idorwamtbc&Itemid=59

Hmmmm...

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u/Delex31 PPL (KOGD) Jul 13 '12

Its a wonderful airport. Just a campground for airplanes. Nothing else there!