Backcountry Aviation's STOL Tips: (The Takeoff)

[@jeffpralle]

Great videos! After years as an Alaskan hunting guide and a few thousand hours off airport it is very refreshing to see someone producing a well thought out series like this. I am very glad to see the emphasis on the high steep slow approach. I plan and execute almost every landing this way after being left short while hanging on the prop years ago as a low time pilot on a bush strip. Practice cannot be emphasized enough. Great job!

[@drmckee]

Many Flight Simmers would love to know the Lat and Lon of the "High Altitude, One-way Strip" shown at 1:30 mark in the video. With the Orthophoto scenery that is so easy to create now, these undocumented runways are clearly visible and Sim Pilots enjoy replicating what you real pilots do in the Bush. Even the name of a nearby town could be helpful in locating it for us.Thanks for the videos.

[@blancolirio]

Great series of instructional videos, thanks for posting!

[@williamclevelend6724]

I sure appreciate guys like you doing the videos this is exactly the flying I'm trying to learn and it makes things a lot easier when you have people willing to show you how thanks again

[@gregmarchegiani6656]

A C27J Spartan’s assault takeoff (shortest possible) lasts 13 seconds at the longest, when operating at mid/high gross from an unprepared field. Goes to show that a lot of considerations made here are absolutely valid for other platforms. Note that in the video the additional flap deflection at rotation is temporary and not even one notch in amplitude (so it appears) While our flaps are electro hydraulic making this technique unfeasible, I would like to see emphasized the concept of releasing the flaps back to a takeoff setting, any more flaps will generate more drag than lift, hurting the flying portion of the acceleration. I would also say “beware of the button”, you may not want to fight the button lock to release the flaps back down while attempting to accelerate in ground effect. I am a low timer in general aviation so discard this comment if unapplicable. Excellent video

[@samualwhittemore228]

THANKS!! You're doing a service to humanity. Great Job!

[@doctordrone5692]

Superbly done. They should be teaching this approach to flying in flight school.

[@andyg6312]

Really great videos for us short field flyers. I fly out of a 800ft grass strip at 3500ft elev. Snow and ski season is just starting here in Alberta. Thanks for doing these videos.

[@Backcountryaviation]

I am glad you like them. They are pretty time consuming for us, so it is nice to know someone finds them useful!

[@andyg6312]

I have sent them around to my taildragger friends and they are all really greatful that you posted them.

[@Backcountryaviation]

Thanks Man! That is great.

[@danpiraino]

I absolutely love your videos & the teaching style is perfect-Could really use you out here in the 135/121 world as I see so many of the basic flying skills either not taught properly or just not being absorbed?.. I've had to send your Back Country Tri-Gear video to guys (and gals) with thousands of hours & I honestly believe that video has helped many to improve their game- 5 stars !!

[@Backcountryaviation]

Thanks!

[@AlexFeldstein]

Beautiful work! Loved the video and the editing (I know how much work that is to do well).

[@Backcountryaviation]

Thanks, and yes I am embarrassed how much time it takes particularly since I don't have any idea what I am doing in that regard.

[@BaylorAviator15]

Can't wait to try this style of takeoff in my rv 8 once it's completed. Loved the video!

[@Backcountryaviation]

The girl in these videos is a balyor aviator!

[@7demo7review]

Great quad shots!

[@ChristofferKeizer]

Great demonstration, sir.

[@joshmccarthy7943]

This channel awsome every thing you need to know.Off the books . “I love it” Off the books based off the books .But the real world of what can happen

[@SteveHenry]

Good job.

[@Backcountryaviation]

Thanks!

[@StingFlight]

Now, that there is one nice video production, sir! (and I know how much work went into it.) Excuse me now, I'm gonna go take my wheel pants off--and do some off-pavement work...(Oh, I do wish I had the ride for it..)

[@Aviator168]

You just converted me to backcountry flying. I forgot the name of music at the end; it was one of my favors.

[@Backcountryaviation]

That is great! It took me about 5000 hours to stumble upon backcountry flying but once I did I was hooked!

[@Aviator168]

What it's the name of the whistle song in the background?

[@Backcountryaviation]

Its a stock song from a music site. Spaghetti Western 2 I believe. some people have asked if it is from kill bill. It isn't.

[@Aviator168]

Ah. Thanks

[@themfnfox]

Backcountry Aviation It is however a very obvious homage (if you will) to Ennio Morricone who wrote the music for (among many others) Kill Bill, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, Fistful of Dollars, and A Few Dollars More.

[@JeffreyBayer]

Dang! Gotta love it! Thank you for the detailed explanations. SUBSCRIBED!

[@Backcountryaviation]

Thanks!

[@dennisrkb]

subscribed. I'm flying rc. thx for all these great lessons!

[@chrisdeuel5773]

Love this video.

[@williamsargent690]

Looking forward to your next video. I will back home in 2 weeks to practice some of your techniques. I only have a Cessna 150 TW. It has the stock 100hp engine so I am not ready for high altitude or very short strips. I do my practice at M50. It is low and clear of obstacles. I only have 27 hrs TW and 105 total. But this is my dream type of flying. Thank you so much for sharing. I'll let you know how many potatoes my little plane takes..

[@Backcountryaviation]

I would love to know how the 150 does! I have a huge affinity to them. I bet I have a couple thousand hours instructing in one. I would love to know how many potatoes!

[@williamsargent690]

Backcountry Aviation The 150 does great for what it is. I've gotten down to 11 potatoes so far. The tail is very heavy on this tailwheel conversion. It takes 4 just to get the tail up. But it is great fun to practice and the 150 is so cheap to fly that I get a lot of time. This spring or summer my goal is to try to get into Red's horse ranch up by LaGrande, OR. I'll let you know how it goes.

[@samualwhittemore228]

William Sargent So how did "Reds" go??

[@correamoon]

Excellent! I will try to train your tips on my C-170.

[@808Hiloborn]

You posted this a year ago but how did the 170 do and did you have a ragwing, A, or B model?

[@endwood]

Another excellent tuition:-)

[@rjeff4179]

I'm not a pilot I have worked on aircraft Parts but the drag of the back wheel of the airplane would be probably the most important part to get off the ground because that's going to prevent you from well I don't know I'm not a pilot anyway had to say that great videos thank you

[@toonybrain]

“consciously plan to ... have a nine-potato day instead of a six-potato day.” LOL

[@jonathanmitchell3703]

great video, I fly a 46 taylorcraft with a c-85...no flaps...how do I do a short take off? thanks

[@heydonray]

“Energy Efficiency” is enhanced when flaps are NOT used, PROVIDED the runway length allows.

[@MrWave58]

The stick told me, when the plane was ready to fly. It's wise to liszen to stick&pedals!

[@apfelsnutz]

This guy is definitely a Morricone reject... another good video...

[@Backcountryaviation]

😂noted!

[@willymakeit5172]

I’ve done quite a bit of this sort of thing, back in the old days, but never thought to add flaps, interesting. I’m assuming one notch?

[@toonybrain]

Willy Makeit In the Maule, it appears as though there is one notch of flaps to start, so it is the second notch (full flaps) at takeoff.

[@willymakeit5172]

toOnybrain thanks, BTW is there some meaning behind your handle?

[@rackum44]

I'm not sure what you are doing with the flaps at takeoff

[@dannybarrera9218]

What is the name of the instrument they use for the glide path? The one that appears at 3:30 exactly

[@mathesonfraser649]

Danny Barrera that’s an angle of attack indicator. Uses airspeed and angle to tell you how far from stall you are and allows you to hold a high angle of attack at low speed safely

[@elijudge7035]

Quick question; Why don't you start with 10 degrees of flaps? Why do you pull them right before you go air born? I am flying a 61 cessna 150 (not the best backcounty plane, but at least I own it). Thanks

[@Backcountryaviation]

we usually start with 1 notch. This is primary to be able to reach them without looking. Crank the flaps to help break ground, once you are airborne we remain in ground effect. PM and Ill gladly go into more detail.

[@papanickg]

Hi, I'm very new to fixed wing, only flown PPC's before. What's the device on the top left of the dash with the red and green lights seen at approximately 3:39 in the video? Thanks!

[@seannelson7209]

Nick Gilles old comment, but looks to me like an angle of attack indicator. I may be wrong though!

[@huracan200173]

What if you have a flaps asymmetry when you do that flaps+rotation maneuver?

[@mathesonfraser649]

Javier Llaneza I think of one flap is coming down you have bigger issues

[@soyanarchisto4443]

Nice work, lameusernameguy!

[@pawelskowronski5400]

I don't get why you use flaps so quickly? As far as I understand you use them when the plane is rolling to get in the air and then close them quickly. Why do you close them so qucikly and why it's not advisable to use them while rolling?

[@paulkalin]

Flaps create drag. You don't want drag when you are trying to accelerate. Also you don't want drag when you are trying to build up air speed after lift off. Flaps also create more lift, that's why you only want to use them right when you lift off.

[@fotoamgamgfoto3695]

how many potato for an old cessna 172 with 4 people?

[@shawnmccrary5526]

FotoAmg AmgFoto 5 lb bag worth.

[@dinok5134]

👌👌👌👌👌

[@nickgood8166]

The hippopotamus count is better for African bush pilots.

[@hasanalmasawi692]

When we shall observe the overground man made machines e.g. seated and allowed everywhere instead of cars

[@anitaklimecka564]

W

[@AN2Felllla]

Mmm potatoes.

[@ZdrytchX]

one potato two potato three potato

[@lostgriz]

I guess this pilot no longer offers instruction, bummer.