i have lived here my whole life, and i have never once seen a plane take off from the Willamette…
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@cabel I bet ATC is going to have a number for them to call…
@cabel ngl though, flying under bridges was always my favorite activity in any flight simulator, all the way back to Jet Fighter II on DOS. Super jealous they got to do it IRL.
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i have lived here my whole life, and i have never once seen a plane take off from the Willamette…
…let alone do THIS. wtf.
@cabel Holy hell that seems sketchy AF.
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i have lived here my whole life, and i have never once seen a plane take off from the Willamette…
…let alone do THIS. wtf.
@cabel yikes someone has been playing a little too much GTA. That’s quite an expensive aircraft too. Kodiak 100, like 2m new.
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i have lived here my whole life, and i have never once seen a plane take off from the Willamette…
…let alone do THIS. wtf.
@cabel WHERES THE WING WALKER
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i have lived here my whole life, and i have never once seen a plane take off from the Willamette…
…let alone do THIS. wtf.
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i have lived here my whole life, and i have never once seen a plane take off from the Willamette…
…let alone do THIS. wtf.
@cabel Seems illegal, but Willamette is a navigable waterway and allowed under OAR. And “flying under” bridges has a loophole for take off.
But def a choice. That’s some AK bush pilot shenanigans.
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i have lived here my whole life, and i have never once seen a plane take off from the Willamette…
…let alone do THIS. wtf.
@cabel Woooow. I don't know if there's a specific FAA reg against that, but that definitely falls under 91.13 careless and reckless operation
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i have lived here my whole life, and i have never once seen a plane take off from the Willamette…
…let alone do THIS. wtf.
@cabel woah. Probably not good but so cool
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i have lived here my whole life, and i have never once seen a plane take off from the Willamette…
…let alone do THIS. wtf.
we live in a post government world apparently. Billionaires can do anything while the rest of us are punished for jaywalking or holding a sign.
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I bet there's some kind of regs against flying *under* the bridges.
@gwhilts @cabel There are! There was a relatively well known aviation writer who had all of her certificates stripped for flying under a bridge.
However! This pilot has found the loophole. The regulation in question forbids flying any closer than 500 feet to any structure (1000 feet in congested areas), except when necessary for takeoff and landing.
This plane was taking off, so the exception applies. Nice loophole for being able to legally fly under a bridge.
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i have lived here my whole life, and i have never once seen a plane take off from the Willamette…
…let alone do THIS. wtf.
N182KQ is assigned, for what it's worth (not suggesting taking action, but just documenting):
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
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i have lived here my whole life, and i have never once seen a plane take off from the Willamette…
…let alone do THIS. wtf.
@cabel <Air Traffic Controller voice> "I have a phone number for you to call....."
Good grief
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i have lived here my whole life, and i have never once seen a plane take off from the Willamette…
…let alone do THIS. wtf.
@cabel holy smokes
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i have lived here my whole life, and i have never once seen a plane take off from the Willamette…
…let alone do THIS. wtf.
@cabel Long way from the sea, little seaplane!
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i have lived here my whole life, and i have never once seen a plane take off from the Willamette…
…let alone do THIS. wtf.
@cabel someone used to keep a float plane docked at the small marina on the west side just a block north of Willamette park, and they would take off and land on that stretch all the time. The river is so much wider down there, the winds are less disrupted, and the distance between the Sellwood and Ross Island bridges is several miles, so that was waaaay less sketchy than this!
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@cabel someone used to keep a float plane docked at the small marina on the west side just a block north of Willamette park, and they would take off and land on that stretch all the time. The river is so much wider down there, the winds are less disrupted, and the distance between the Sellwood and Ross Island bridges is several miles, so that was waaaay less sketchy than this!
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i have lived here my whole life, and i have never once seen a plane take off from the Willamette…
…let alone do THIS. wtf.
@cabel Those two facts may be related. Given how close the bridges are to each other, it might be difficult to take off without such acrobatics.
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i have lived here my whole life, and i have never once seen a plane take off from the Willamette…
…let alone do THIS. wtf.
@cabel Looking at his climb I feel the correct decision was made.
Dip, fly under, and awaaaay...
Avoid the more than likely mess on the side of this bridge. -
i have lived here my whole life, and i have never once seen a plane take off from the Willamette…
…let alone do THIS. wtf.
@cabel Not exactly the highest of bridges to pull that maneuver under…
