i have lived here my whole life, and i have never once seen a plane take off from the Willamette…
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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…
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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 Is that the Hawthorne bridge it flew under?
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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 Indy’s back, baby!
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N182KQ is assigned, for what it's worth (not suggesting taking action, but just documenting):
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
@iokevins @cabel This is one of the businesses registered to the owners. It speaks volumes. https://www.seattlechristadelphians.com
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