> Unbelievable
>
> Phil Leslie has been a very good friend of mine for 35 years and was a
>
> prize-winning stunt pilot (now retired).
>
> He sent me the attached video of a performance by another stunt pilot who
> is, in real life a Delta Airlines pilot. His act at Air Shows is to pretend
> that he is a drunken spectator who rushes from the stands and jumps in a
> Piper Cub and takes off without any understanding of how to fly a plane.
>
> The Piper Cub is actually specifically built to withstand enormous stress
> and has a very powerful engine.
>
> Phil advises me that this is actually the most dangerous of Air Show acts
> because of the low altitude at which the pilot performs. Phil points out
> that this pilot possesses unbelievable skill, which becomes obvious in the
> attached video.
>
> http://www.franklinairshow.
12 comments:
That was awesome! I watched it with a pilot, too, who got a kick out of it.
Shade and Sweetwater,
K
My dad's a pilot, and about 35 years ago we were at an air show when this happened (could it possibly be the same guy?). It was hilarious---and my dad says that pretending you don't know what you're doing in a Piper takes much more finesse to pretending that you do!
I would have had a heart attack if I was in the crowd, not knowing this was "preplanned".!!!
that was freakin' amazing. I can't believe the skill he has!
That was way cool. He possesses some flying skills indeed.
I swear that guy works in my neck of the woods. There's a crop duster around here that flies just like that. Under telephone wires, across highways, around the trees. Truly amazing to watch.
Wow! That was impressive!
What an amazing display of flying! Holy crap I found myself holding my breath watching that!
Another reason to move further south: Air shows. Air shows in New England only happen sporadically, and since there's often a military tie-in, the Harvard and granola set get all pissy, so there's no advertising...ergo, I find out about them on youtube, 3 months later.
the video is not there....Leave it to you to not check a link before you post something...dumb ass...lol...MR.HOLLAND
I miss your hump day posts!
Chris....where have you been? We've missed ya!
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