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Old 07-15-2004, 01:02 PM
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Default RE: Hot Dog Flyer

Well I am not sure about a piper as the gear on those are not the most robust set they could be.

Second of all if it's muddy enough to slide then I believe the gear would dig in, get side loaded and collapse. Short landing are easy doing that and being able to take off again is the challenge.

Now up here there are lots of places airplanes land where they probably shouldn't and since I rebuild airplanes for a living that kinda my job security.

Now here is a true story of a few hot-Dog pilots here. They take these super cubs and land them on some short gravel bars for either hunting fishing, camping whatever. They touch down on the water with the brakes on locking the wheels and then hydroplane onto the beach. Impressive to watch, but if not done right it's usually a long walk home!!!