Wayne Mackey won the 2008 Short Takeoff and Landing competition in the experimental category at the “May Day” Fly-In & Air Show in Valdez, Alaska. His plane is a replica of the well known Piper J-3 Cub and he won the experimental category with an incredible takeoff distance of 49 feet, and an equally impressive […]
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Pilots
I actually don’t know if this is a commercial or just a short film. Anyway, it features John Malkovich, two Spitfires and a blonde. Great combination. I especially like John Malkovich’s line: ” There are no real pilots anymore…just people in nifty uniforms who operate computers…” Hilarious!
Incredibly short take off
You probably know this aircraft. It’s the Piper Cub that did an amazing short landing. The landing was short, but check out this crazy take off.
Incredibly short landing
This is probably one of the shortest landings I have ever seen. That Piper Cub stopped in just a few meters. That is the effect of a strong head wind.
405 – short film
A section of a highway is blocked off so that a plane can make an emergency landing on it. However, there are two people still driving on the highway: a man in an SUV and an old lady in a Lincoln.