Poll: Do You Think STOL Competitions Are a Good Idea?
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I’ve seen tail strikes that I’m sure weren’t properly checked. Why not competitions for flying into volcanoes? Yea, it’s a bad idea. You would think the crashes are low speed, however, a stall quickly accelerates sometimes to faster than the plane can fly.
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I’ve seen tail strikes that I’m sure weren’t properly checked. Why not competitions for flying into volcanoes? Yea, it’s a bad idea. You would think the crashes are low speed, however, a stall quickly accelerates sometimes to faster than the plane can fly.