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[flyguy]

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Aha, report says landing. Don't know why I was thinking takeoff. That pretty well explains all the clues I see.
The best pilot in the world could have had that happen the same. No need for anyone to get huffy over our B.S.n' here. No one is slammin' the guy.
Darryl

[crispy critter]

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The important think is the pilot and passenger are both physically unharmed(unless one had a heart attack thinking about it). From the looks of things and description on the Supercub site,it sounds like it will be much faster to repair the airplane then it will to get the smell out of the cabin. Can you imagine the feeling of and thoughts that would go threw your mind just before the airplane stopped,just after it stopped,and once back on top looking down.....it makes every hair on my body stand up. I'm glad they were able to save the airplane but most importantly,I'm glad they are ok.

[Pearson]

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HARD right rudder, wait for the airspeed to build up, then a little back pressure on the yoke.

[Larry Lyons]

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Pilot's clifftop landing creates Internet buzz
A 21-year-old Alaska pilot whose aging, single-engine Taylorcraft came to rest at the edge of 1,500-foot cliff has become a reluctant Internet sensation, thanks to photos of the precarious landing. Matthew "Jake" Soplanda and a friend squeezed out of the airplane's left side window once the airplane came to a stop after gliding across crusty snow to the cliff's edge. Anchorage Daily News (Alaska) (free registration) (4/28)

This just off the wire! "AOPA Aviation eBrief"
Larry

[bashibazouk]

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http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/aviation/story/776605.html

From the Anchorage Daily News.

Sort of makes me think of a landing we had when my right brake suddenly went away. My passenger said "are we going to stop or hit the fence?"

"I'm gonna try to stop." was all I could say. Hard right rudder and left brake was all I had. Not a good feeling.

The paper makes mention of the fact that he expected powder and landed on an icy crust instead. That would certainly make a difference!

Great photo and a happy ending. That's the sort of news I like!!

Josh