#but lots of plane builders say theres an extreme feeling of triumph and pride when flying one you built. i think i want
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aviatrix-ash · 1 year ago
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If there's any sport I'm totally engaged in, it's definitely STOL flying competitions. Get to see some pretty wild mods on plane you'd never see anywhere else. But the real cool thing about it is getting to see the pure master flying skills those pilots have with their plane. :o
Would love to join those competitions with this lil Preceptor Ultra Pup (a mini replica of a Piper Cub) one day when I'm finally done rebuilding em from the ground up tho :3
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Old pic from the previous owner, it's completely stripped down rn to the bones rn tho. :'3 the broken/corroded bones are steadily getting replaced with new plane bones I'm remaking from scratch.
A demonstration of how little runway a bush plane needs to take off and land.
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