Coyote Ugly's Mtn Top video makes AOPA Smartbreif

http://www.core77.com/blog/transportation/next_best_thing_to_a_helicopter_watch_as_this_guy_lands_a_plane_on_the_side_of_a_mountain_25893.asp

I think it's congrats??

Good Onya Pops

I'd like to say I knew Pops before he was famous, but he's always been famous as far as I'm concerned--the rest of the world just didn't know about him yet!

P.S. If it was truly the "Smartbrief," they'd also include a disclaimer that said "Don't think you can fly as good as this guy, because you can't."

P.S. If it was truly the "Smartbrief," they'd also include a disclaimer that said "Don't think you can fly as good as this guy, because you can't."

"But don't worry because he will be the first one there to help you duct tape it back together!"

That's great, congrats again. I also love the picture of the cub with tandem wheels. Never seen that in real life but it looks awesome. Get a dual set of 35's, if you could actually get it off the ground, it'd truly run over anything.

This is awesome! I was looking at the video and his views went from 200K to 400+K in a month or so. Pops, I hope you have those things monetized!

I've made zero roll touchdowns in a 90hp Champ and C-150 in strong headwinds and crosswinds on level ground, but the turn here to keep from catching the left wing was artful. If he had a strong left crosswind and finally headwind just before touchdown, he was below the declination line. Again, very artful.

Funny how stuff goes viral and it's a juggernaut all its own. Pops uploaded that video over 4 years ago.

contactflying wrote:I've made zero roll touchdowns in a 90hp Champ and C-150 in strong headwinds and crosswinds on level ground, but the turn here to keep from catching the left wing was artful. If he had a strong left crosswind and finally headwind just before touchdown, he was below the declination line. Again, very artful.

"Artful", yeah, that'll work

I'm more impressed with the T-Craft landing Pops made at, what was it.....13K?? No video but I remember the pic. With 65 horse. No flaps. No electric starter. No brakes. OK, ALMOST no brakes (T-Craft joke), I'll bet that as a personal best, he'd put that near the top, pun intended.

I got to 13,500 once in ridge lift in a Taylorcraft DC-65, but didn't land. The bad mechanical brakes were to keep from going on your nose.

Zzz wrote:Funny how stuff goes viral and it's a juggernaut all its own. Pops uploaded that video over 4 years ago.

Pops' video is embedded this morning on a fairly major political website I look at every day. Won't be long before they're knocking at his door for interviews...

I think we should design a new emoticon in Pops' honor. It would be this one, but with a fedora and a great mustache.

Our C206 guys could have done that and unloaded 4 hunters, 1000lbs of camping gear and a snowmobile : )

I first saw this video 3ish years ago just before discovering and becoming an addict to the BCP community. I can remember being absolutely floored when I learned that this dude is an actual human (sort of) that real people know !! Pops I hope to meet you some day although from the looks of it I may have to stand in a long line after paying for a ticket

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