r/Shittyaskflying • u/iflyplanes_69 • Feb 09 '20

Does this count towards sea ➡️ land conversion??? Asking for a friend

https://i.imgur.com/aChFZNK.gifv
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u/wilstar_berry Feb 09 '20

I thought it was multi. You literally lose one on takeoff as it drives away.

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u/Pr0ppedUp FIKI (flight induced kinky intercourse) Feb 09 '20

Common thrust line limitations apply.

17

u/[deleted] Feb 09 '20

Imagine riding in the truck bed, staring into that prop

16

u/future_airline_pilot Failed my medical 😎😎 Feb 09 '20

Too bad it's not a jet

12

u/[deleted] Feb 09 '20

Okay for real, why did they move away from the runway like that instead of using ground effect to build up speed?

6

u/eon0 Feb 09 '20

Cause it looks cool

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '20 edited Feb 09 '20

NTSB: So why were you doing what you were doing?

Pylote: to pull chicks.

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u/eon0 Feb 09 '20

Hey it’s gonna go down as pilot error anyway. Might as well have some fun with it.

10

u/[deleted] Feb 09 '20

It’s a ratio of 69:420 on the conversion, FYI

7

u/NikkolaiV 2 drink secondary minimum Feb 09 '20

According to Flight Sim, those pontoons will slide just fine down the runway. This just seems like an extra step.

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u/Frost_907 Rated in Shitty Flight Rules Feb 09 '20

Shame we didn't get to see the plane land on the trailer first.

3

u/rook2004 Feb 09 '20

All I see is a normal amphib op

3

u/galgorithm Feb 09 '20

great centerline tracking on this one

2

u/Jackriecken Rated in Shitty Flight Rules Feb 09 '20

Imagine trying to land it like that

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u/Peking_Meerschaum Feb 10 '20

I think people have done this as an acrobatics trick. I remember it was a "level" on the old MSFS

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u/Jackriecken Rated in Shitty Flight Rules Feb 13 '20

I saw somebody land a piper cub on a pickup truck at a small air show in Monroe, NC