Float Plane Landing On Grass

[cflord]

Cessna float plane landing on grass!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZx6wa6zHAc[/youtube]

Keep the shiny side up and the dirty side down!

Ret SMSgt Cliff Lord - C-130 Flight Engineer & Mechanic

[LZ-WIL]

Hi,

That is something you don't see every day, but looking safe and natural at the same time. The only threat I suppose is from any hidden boulders and stones in the soil, that can damage or even puncture the floats.
Thanks for sharing this one.

Cheerz,
Will

[Piper_EEWL]

Very nice. Looks like a planned landing for maintenance or winter storage to me. And I guess one major threat is the plane nosing over if the floats don't slide properly on the gras no? Nicely executed by the pilot though!

Thanks for sharing

[LZ-WIL]

Very nice. Looks like a planned landing for maintenance or winter storage to me. And I guess one major threat is the plane nosing over if the floats don't slide properly on the gras no? Nicely executed by the pilot though!

Thanks for sharing

That one too.

Cheerz,
Will

[n421nj]

Would it be able to take off again? Video not working

[AKar]

Would it be able to take off again? Video not working

Yes, off a trailer. I understand all this is pretty routine for those who do hangar their float planes like this, not having a nearby ramp to get the thing on the trailer from the water.

Jump to 3 mins for takeoff.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Temm5lI-zUI?t=2m54s[/youtube]

-Esa

[n421nj]

Taking off of a trailer has to be cool

[Piper_EEWL]

I've seen a couple of videos of float planes taking off of trailers. Seems to be a very common method. And a lot of fun. Though I'm sure it's challenging. There was even a Mission for FSX for that in the Aerosoft Flight Tales addon package .

[Lewis - A2A]

Interesting and indeed not something you see everyday