Meant to be funny but it's some serious flying!!

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Meant to be funny but it's some serious flying!!

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Otoman and I look like this but it's not on purpose. :roll:

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There are old pilots and bold pilots but there are not any old bold
pilots.

This is a video of a stunt pilot who, in real life, is 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 into a Piper Cub and
takes off without any understanding of how to fly a plane.

The Piper Cub is actually specifically built to withstand an enormous
amount of stress and has a very powerful engine.
This type of stunt is actually the most dangerous of air show acts,
because of the low altitude at which the pilot performs.. Obviously,
this pilot possesses unbelievable skill.

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Amazing....i've had landings solo like his take off...but they weren't on purpose....that guy is amazing ....thanks Ron.
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That guy is a stud, I felt like I had to throw up just watching him do those stunts......
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this is a take on the old "Flying farmer" routine. can't rememebr his name, but he retired awhile back. old dude, ZZ Top beard, overalls and staw hat wins a raffled flight, so they help him get out to the bird and put him in the back seat. pilot goes off to the tail to unite, and away he goes. the old guy did slower work than this guy, and bailing out on the shutdown is ballsy.
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Truly amazing!
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Damn. I've never seen a plane breakdance before.

I've had flights like that with National Guard pilots, but not on purpose :mrgreen:
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Personally, I would have gone for one of the FA-18's in the background :lol:

Seriously, I have not seen rudder control like that in a long-time. For most pilots, many of those stunts would have ended up as a CFIT.
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