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[rgmwa]

Let’s see him do it at half the speed.

[onetrack]

You'd only need a floating piece of driftwood and the story and video would be a whole lot different scenario. Ask any barefoot skier about the deadly danger of floating, almost-submerged objects in the water.

[Thruster88]

The Alaskan bush wheel tyres would handle semi submerged logs. Have never done it but don't think much skill is required. Very common to see recreational bush pilots doing it.

[Garfly]

It's even a team sport  ;- )

 

 

 

[skippydiesel]

I hope its a fresh water sport - Can you imagine what salt spray will do to electrical connections/metal airframes.

AND

Think what a impact an, almost impossible to see, swell might have on this activity - scary!😈

[Garfly]

Yep, they really do put the 'sport' into Sport Flying.

Meaning they've likely thought through all those risks and many more besides, beyond our ken.   

 

[facthunter]

Depends on how much your ego drives you to look clever.  A good/safe/clever pilot is one who never gets himself into such a situation  as requires an extremely good and also lucky Pilot.  Nev

[Garfly]

Yes, but let's not forget the true sports people (the non-egomaniacs) who do the difficult for the personal challenge of it.

We don't have to be grumpy about them all.

 

 

 

Edited June 1, 2025 by Garfly

[Blueadventures]

7 hours ago, onetrack said:

You'd only need a floating piece of driftwood and the story and video would be a whole lot different scenario. Ask any barefoot skier about the deadly danger of floating, almost-submerged objects in the water.

Yep, big splinters.

[facthunter]

It's a thrill seeker addiction. Loving  DANGER would be a regressive gene, for certain.   Nev

[Garfly]

I wouldn't have thought so.  Nature knows it takes all kinds to make a world.

[facthunter]

If you don't survive to breed your gene pool ends. Nev

[Garfly]

And if everyone in the tribe is the same, the tribe ends.

[facthunter]

How and where does that happen?   Nev

[Garfly]

That's the point.  It's prevented from happening by nature knowing it takes all kinds to make a world.

 

 

 

 

[facthunter]

Are we talking about evolution? Nev

[Garfly]

Yes, in a way. 

 

But we're really only stating the bleedin' obvious ...

 

On 12/10/2024 at 6:58 PM, facthunter said:

We are all different.  ... /// 

 

(Or, as our danny_galaga offered on the subject  ...  ;- )

 

 

[facthunter]

That quote was COMPLETELY out of Context. Nearly 8 Months ago on a completely DIFFERENT subject. You are not fair dinkum and we are off topic to boot.

 The wheels on water trick is probably more of a quick reaction type of thing.   A motor cross bike can be ridden on CALM water if it's going fast enough. Nev

[BrendAn]

gets wet when you slow down though.

[Garfly]

34 minutes ago, facthunter said:

That quote was COMPLETELY out of Context. Nearly 8 Months ago on a completely DIFFERENT subject. You are not fair dinkum and we are off topic to boot.

 The wheels on water trick is probably more of a quick reaction type of thing.   A motor cross bike can be ridden on CALM water if it's going fast enough. Nev

Can't take a joke?

[Red]

On 01/06/2025 at 2:39 AM, Thruster88 said:

The Alaskan bush wheel tyres would handle semi submerged logs. Have never done it but don't think much skill is required. Very common to see recreational bush pilots doing it.

I'm sure it takes a fair bit of skill

[Thruster88]

57 minutes ago, Red said:

I'm sure it takes a fair bit of skill

Yes some skill is required to wheel land a tail wheel aircraft somewhat smoothly. 

In the vid, "I don't recommend it but this is how it is done"

 

 

[Thruster88]

Got to be easy if nosewheel aircraft can do it.

[BrendAn]

The question is why do they bother doing it. Running the risk of wrecking their aircraft just to show off.