Everytime I see water surrounding an airstrip, reminds me of the “Touch & Gos” I used to perform at Ford Island, smack in the middle of Pearl Harbor, O’Ahu, Hawaii. I used to belong to the Hickam-Wheeler Aero Club while stationed at Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station (now Marine Corps Base). Incredible view of the harbor and you can see the remains of the USS Arizona just below the water’s surface. I’ll never forget that unique experience. Thanks for sharing the video. Be well, be safe!!! Semper Fi!
Definitely your favorite airport to land! At first I said he’s coming in too low. 15 seconds later. . . Money, BUTTER! Perfect execution and utilization of the runway.
I learned in a Cessna 150. The home "Airport" had 2 runways. The narrow, paved on was about 1800 feet. And the "Long" grass one about 2200. For about half the year a few hundred feet of our "Pavement" was under from 2-6 inches of swamp water! So we learned to land and takeoff in the shortest possible space! Was much fun! If you over shot, you made a great big splash! 😉
Our grass runway was the same. 2,000 feet, with a pond in the center during the winter. We would come over the power lines, descend to ten feet, full flaps, and transition to slow flight with a lot of power, and chop it on the other side, to a nice full stall landing, and short rollout. We even did this with Saratoga's. The only club planes that could not do this, were both the T tail Lance, and the T tail Arrow, for obvious reasons. They always ended up caked in mud!
Check out W13 Eagles Nest in Waynesboro, VA. Shortest public use runway in VA. 2004 Feet! I have also landed at Edwards AFB in a C-210. 15024 Feet long, 300 feet wide!
The cab at cedar key monitors radio calls and will take you to your choice of restaurant or recommend one for you. That’s what makes your adventure to Florida’s shortest strip complete.
Cedar Key looks like a cool place to put down. Since I first began flying in the High Desert in California, back in 1972, I've flown (only) 7 different types of airplanes: 6 single engine (Cessna, Piper & Bonanza) and 1 twin engine (got my multi in an old, tired Piper Apache), ... and ... most of my hours were spent in a C-150. I flew it so much that it felt as if I were wearing my favorite suit whenever I climbed aboard.
It's at sea level. Many years ago I was there and a guy from Kentucky was there in his V tail bonaza. He was sweating bullets about getting out of there as his wife had shopped till she dropped. What was scary is he had no idea how to look up the performance charts for his aircraft and admitted that he had never learned stall and spin recovery. As a Canadian pilot I was kind of stunned at that piece of information. Anyway I got him sorted and he was climbing out with just over half the runway behind him.
I did my first spins in 1965 with a Luscombe 8E Too bad they are not routinely taught today. Unfortunately today's airplanes usually prohibit spins because of instruments. I am to this day a tail dragger lover. Nothing better than the feel of the plane planting itself on the runway. Yes getting into that runway is a breeze in a 150 with room to spare. Heck I still love to slip in a 120 or T craft. Those were the days when pilots flew the airplane and not the airplane flying the pilot. Can't anyone remember a map in the lap with a plotter in the other.LOL Oh yes for you Canadians we do keep the AOM in the plane or should.
A picture of the Cedar Key Runway hangs in my home office. Wonderful memories landing and eating lunch in town on our way to and from Sun N Fun. Long live CDK!
Fun, flight! Dan, in his Cub, and I flew there two years ago. The lady who runs the taxi calls you on the radio and asks if you need a ride. We were staying overnight so we rented a golf cart which you can ride on most of the streets. Fun visit!
How fun! Oh yeah Judy! I’ve ridden with her a couple times years ago. Caralyn and I were talking about staying overnight and renting golf carts next time. I think that would be pretty fun
On of my favorite places because if its old Florida laid back charm that will never get over developed since there are no waves or silver sands. Great seafood. Stop at Robinson's on the mainland on the way in if driving. Not much atmosphere, but the seafood is worth it.
My wife and I flew there on our return trip in a rental C-150 from Melbourne, Florida to Stockbridge,Ga ( Berryhill) around ‘73. Spent the night. Back then you circled the town and a lady in a Mercedes came out and out and took us to town. Great seafood dinner.
My first hours were at Mattituck airport in Long Island. 50 ft trees at runway 19 The predominant runway for Mattituck and it was 1900 ft. Not a lot of room for error but still plenty long enough. I’m glad I learned on something like that. I remember going to my first 6 k ft. Runway at Westhampton. I felt like i wasn’t moving. Hated it.
I made a visit back in 2003 in my Stinson and loved the place. At the time, a taxi service monitored the radio and made arrangements to meet us at the plane. It is a great destination with enough restaurants and lodging to make for a place that can be visited over and over.
Used to fly into and out of a farmer's 8' x 800' paved runway in Northern California. Instructions were to land north and take off south as there was a row of big trees off the north end of the runway. For short-field practice we did just the opposite.
“Captain Marv” is a great pilot flying out of Cedar Key. We hired him for a air tour a few years back and he was terrific! His info is at all the hotels & visitor center. Cedar Key was one of the largest cities in Florida during the peak of the pencil lumber factory. Great place - & we also loved the airport.
Oh yeah I’ve seen him there before! I actually have one of his business cards from when I met him at the airport. I love the rich history that Cedar Key has. Thank you for the comment :)
Landed my Mooney there with 4 on board, luggage and plenty of fuel to return to Tennessee. Piece of cake. Cedar Key is a great weekend retreat and the departure is a blast!
Ah I love the mooney! And it sure is the perfect island getaway when you want a small airport and don’t want to go all the way down to the keys or bahamas
I really miss flying a 'Nifty Fifty'. Great video. All of my flying buddies went on to complex aircraft but I stayed with the ultralights, Cub's, 50's, 172's and a few biplanes. All I ever wanted to do was have fun with short field and off airport landings . Fly in camping in the bush. Stay safe and fly...
Great to see this video! Actually, we've been there, in 2016 with N12933 and in 2018 with N671MA. Also made a low pass a few times at NASA, so a lot of the planes you fly and places you go, look familiar to me. Greetings from Holland, homebase EHMZ.
We have a small runway out in the woods of CT amazing to see all the skid marks headed for the woods .this was back in the day.i was taking lesson in a Piper Cherokee
Funny thing too, My best friend took me up in a 1958 Cessna 172 back in 2014 and the inside of the cockpit looks exactly as in this 150 to the T. This was the day i wanted to learn to fly after he took me up and I learned to fly at Rison Aviation ever since. :-D
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong: At 4:38 the first time he said, "...Cedar Key, Cessna 50181, ...entering left downwind Runway 23," he was actually downwind of runway 5, The video is cut there. I assume he then turned crosswind of 5 and then entered 23 downwind.
@@robnorris4770 okay ...well, he never was "midfield" that I could see, and that's not what I heard; and if he was announcing what he intended to do a minute or so later, it was unclear at best. However, I think I just realized this field is uncontrolled. So, I suppose his specific whereabouts was not quite as important as it could have been. So, I'll stand corrected and give him the benefit of the doubt. ..............but I have to add that if I were in my plane on left downwind for 23 when he made his transmission, he'd have scared the crap out of me.
i remember my 152 days back in hornell ny. learning to fly in the foot hills of cowville new york sucked, it was boring , one thing that was interesting was performing an over kill slip. this gave me pleasure . its now 2020 and i want a personnel anti-gravity craft!
Nice and proper landing and nice to see this part of florida again. My home runway is 1200ft grass and had 800 landings there so far no probs - would love to fly in the US - much less restricted and complicated than in europe - lucky guys - enjoy it!
Take a look at Amsterdam Airfield, just West of Fort Johnson, New York. On a breezy day even my instructor sometimes had a problem getting in. 50 years ago it was a little shorter!!
You got it! With a litle wind, clear approaches, and correct technique, 600 ft is more than enough to get a 150 into. Airplane has barn doors for flaps. Premise for this vid is based on contemporary "flight training" b.s.! And why so many get hurt every year! The runway in the opening image takes on the apearance of Kennedy Intl. viewed from a 150. Absolutely zero challenge. Jeeeezzzz! Need to find a better excuse for the video!
@@olgreywolf9688 If you're saying that people are teaching approaches too flat, and prepping guys for the airlines rather than just flying light planes, I agree. But I don't agree about the risk. Maybe not a problem in a 150, but if you come into a 2000' field 10 knots too fast in a taper wing pa-28, you're going to float, and you might be in trouble. Doesn't mean it's dangerous, but you have to understand the aircraft and respect the conditions.
ol' greywolf is exactly right, OP should really take "SHORT" out of his title. Good on FloridaFlying for pushing his limits, but this is silly and not representative of what people actually consider difficult in general aviation.
I have taken off and landed out of runway 1789 ft. long many times. One end has displaced threshold. Piper 181, Arrow, and Socota Trinidad TB 20. Very challenging.
CDK is very nice, Leesburg (LEE) is also pretty nice to fly into, but the most "interesting" airport in FL (IMHO) is Dade-Colier Training & Transition (TNT). Birds, snakes, gators, etc., etc., etc., all over the movement area.
I never realized how great it was to learn to fly where I did, W00 outside D.C. in Bowie Md. When you learn on 2,420' x 40' with an almost constant W/NW crosswind, you'd never think of 2,355' as being short. That and being inside the SFRA not need to lock up over the idea of talking to ATC, from flight hour number one you're talking to ATC every flight.
Got most of my PIC hours on 150's and I smiled when you said to avoid coming in high and fast. True for the landing - but those words just sounds funny in relation to a 150 (especially if equipt with an O200). Lovely plane though.
My favorite little airport was Everglades, a little east of Marco Island. There was a huge airport just west of Miami that would have been cool to practice on, big wide long runway called Dade Collier, but it was X’ed out on the sectionals No fishing poles? I always took mine to Everglades, Marathon and EYW
Michael Dundee yeah, if there’s 3 people I have seen in 20 times I’ve landed there it’s a lot, the runway transitions into a boat ramp maybe a tenant of the Cocaine Cowboys back in the 80s
WOW ... you went to Cedar Key and didn't go into town. You missed one of the best restaurants around. Tony's Seafood Restaurant. They have the ABSOLUTE best clam chowder in the world. Won world champion 3 times. It is fun to fly in and spend a day exploring around town. Your next trip to Cedar Key give Tony's a try and you will be back. Happy flying !!
I used to fly girlfriends and buddies to Cedar Key many, many years ago in my 172 from Tampa. There was no buildings on the runway island, no signs. To get into town, you flew over town and Edna would come out and pick you up in her old station wagon. If you didn’t tip her, you had to walk back out. The highlight was on the way home flying low over the cooling towers at the nuclear plant. Try that today and see what happens. 😄
The cooling towers (Crystal River Unit 4/5) are for fossil-fueled plants. Crystal River 3 was the nuclear plant (since decommissioned) and used a typical intake/return channel.
Would you believe I was watching a video about rising stars of basketball greats & ended up here .Enjoyed this video & the history lesson. I am now more enlightening
Great landing. I used to be a CFI at an Airport where the smallest runway was 1750 ft x 40 ft wide with tall trees at the end of it. The larger one was 2500ft x 40ft. When you learn at a small strip like that it makes regular airports a total breeze.
As an older aviator with some years experience I have a couple of comments and you can take those for what they're worth. First of all very nicely done video. The only things I think should be done differently here is do the run up before you get lined up with the runway. Calling a crosswind departure could confuse someone and it may be all they hear and think you are in the pattern and planning to land. Calling departure direction keeps it shorter and lets people know immediately you are leaving the area. I routinely land my Tailwind and have it down to a walk in under 1900 feet. However doing that on a 4000 foot runway is completely different than doing it on a 2500 foot runway. I learned in a 172 off an 1800 foot grass strip that fortunately did not have tall trees on either end. That being said,, those incidents as you call them could have been avoided had the pilot been ready to do a go-around. I've had to do a couple of those recently and I was very glad my airplane performed well during the go around,, low slow with full flaps and my buddy ( my airplane ) still flew us out of a problem. You sound like a responsible aviator and you sound like someone who is passionate about it and likes to have fun with it. Always keep that initial dream alive. Fly safe and have fun for many years to come. Doran Jaffas Tailwind W8 N625MS KY70 Ionia, Michigan
Full laps, slow flight configuration.....600’ landing ...no problem. On the numbers. LOL. I miss that plane. Try landing on a bird farm in rough seas. Nice video.🇺🇸
Nice video, I also like short runways for the fun and challenge, I'm gonna fly it on my sim. If ever in SoCal, land at Oceano (L52) with a 2325 feet runway, I think you'll like it...wheels up!
A 2300' runway without trees at the end isn't short to me, but that long displacement on 23 takes it down to about 2000'. That's a bit short. Seems like way too much displacement. Thanks for the great video!
Shortest runway (L52) I landed on 2300 x 50 feet, also by the beach. However, probably the most challenging was Santa Catalina (KAVX), 2600 ft, but looks like 1800 due to the hump in the middle of runway.
I flew a 1958 C 150 for the Sheriff Dept for 3 yrs, it had the 40 degree flaps and I loved them, I could really get down quickly with those. I used to land at the local airport and turn off at the first exit off the runway, not sure of the distance but it was pretty short.
Yes, the 40 degree flaps were like dive brakes. You could really point the nose down without gaining speed. I heard that they did away with them for liability reasons; people breaking off their nosewheels because of too abrupt a roundout. Thank you once again lawyers.
@@pilot3016 Totally agree. I'm not current anymore but I wouldn't have used 40 unless the landing point was assured even with power off. I wouldn't retract each notch of flaps until I achieved positive rate.
Anyone who can't land an Aztec or Cessna 310 on that runway should be flying a 172, not a light twin. I landed my Cessna 195 on some really short runways with no difficulty. I landed my T-6 on a 1200 foot runway with 50 foot trees at both ends. I have always told people that 80 knots is prudent for civilian flying in a T-6, but in a tight situation I would use 65 -70 knots. The Navy used 60 knots to go aboard the ship, but if the engine coughed, you went into the water. I once landed the T-6 at Roche Harbor airport in the San Juan islands, a 4000 foot paved runway. The trees in those days were about 100 feet high, right at the end of the runway. There was a pretty good headwind, which stopped instantly when I crossed over the trees. The plane dropped like a rock, I went to takeoff power, but had no airspeed, so I could not bring the nose up until just before touchdown. I made a very smooth three point landing, touching down at takeoff power, instantly chopped the throttle, and turned off the runway. I could not have been more than 300-400 feet from the trees. Of course the girl in the back seat had no idea I had done anything unusual. A Cessna 150 with a 150 HP conversion is a good STOL airplane, but a stock 150 can easily land in places it cannot takeoff from, i.e. obstacle clearance. A friend of mine had a Cessna 150 with a 180 hp conversion, used for towing gliders. He used to land in his backyard, 450 feet!
IS THERE A BURGER JOINT THERE? YOU CAN SHORTEN YOUR TAKE OFF DISTANCE IF YOU APPROACH THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT 45 DEGREES SO THAT YOU ARE ROLLING AS YOU APPROACH THE CENTER LINE WITH SOME SPEED, YOU WILL BE SURPRISED HOW MUCH LESS DISTANCE YOU NEED TO GET OFF THE GROUND.
Really bad Habit, always line up ck and go, On some airplanes a sweeping take off will make fuel go off the pickup and it will quit just about the time it lifts off. There are old pilots and bold pilots but no such think as a old bold pilot. Flying Alaska for 40 yrs
Great video. I am interested in developing this airport for flight simulation, Prepar3D and the new MS2020. Would you be able to take some pictures for me the next time you fly there?
Fun content! Thank you for sharing that with us. I'm not picking on you here, but I do want to point out that that wasn't a short field landing and that wasn't a short field takeoff.
i learned in a j-3 off a 1000 foot grass strip. this runway seems too long! i have landed at cedar key, its fun ..you can call a cab to pick you up while in the pattern
Runway 23 has a road before it that cars cross pretty frequently. Runway 5 has a small island before it, that side could probably do without the threshold. It’s probably calculated with minimum altitude over obstacles. I like them, they make the runway look smaller ;)
@@whiskeyromeobravo3645 I didn't mean NOW. I meant when this is all over. Can you walk to a restaurant? Can you drive to a restaurant? Do you need an Uber?
The town is about a mile and a half walk or so. There’s a lady that’ll listen to the CTAF and will ask if you need a ride when you make your approach calls. She’s a little pricey but the experience is 10/10 and she will take you back whenever you want. There are also golf cart rentals which I think would be really fun. I’m going to try that next time
"When you have 3,000 hours like I do", is the douchiest thing I've heard in a long time.
Funny I was thinking the same thing ...
I came to the comment section to see if this existed yet and you delivered. Thank you sir for pointing out the massive douchery.
Everytime I see water surrounding an airstrip, reminds me of the “Touch & Gos” I used to perform at Ford Island, smack in the middle of Pearl Harbor, O’Ahu, Hawaii. I used to belong to the Hickam-Wheeler Aero Club while stationed at Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station (now Marine Corps Base). Incredible view of the harbor and you can see the remains of the USS Arizona just below the water’s surface. I’ll never forget that unique experience. Thanks for sharing the video. Be well, be safe!!! Semper Fi!
Used to fly my girlfriends there from Tampa for dinner in the 70’s. Ended up spending my honeymoon there in 1986. One of my favorite places on earth!
Cedar Key is a small drinking village with a fishing problem. Love that place, it’s like stepping back into 1960.
Strong currents there though. You have to be careful navigating your boat.
Definitely your favorite airport to land! At first I said he’s coming in too low. 15 seconds later. . . Money, BUTTER! Perfect execution and utilization of the runway.
I learned in a Cessna 150. The home "Airport" had 2 runways. The narrow, paved on was about 1800 feet. And the "Long" grass one about 2200.
For about half the year a few hundred feet of our "Pavement" was under from 2-6 inches of swamp water!
So we learned to land and takeoff in the shortest possible space!
Was much fun! If you over shot, you made a great big splash! 😉
Our grass runway was the same. 2,000 feet, with a pond in the center during the winter. We would come over the power lines, descend to ten feet, full flaps, and transition to slow flight with a lot of power, and chop it on the other side, to a nice full stall landing, and short rollout. We even did this with Saratoga's. The only club planes that could not do this, were both the T tail Lance, and the T tail Arrow, for obvious reasons. They always ended up caked in mud!
Check out W13 Eagles Nest in Waynesboro, VA. Shortest public use runway in VA. 2004 Feet! I have also landed at Edwards AFB in a C-210. 15024 Feet long, 300 feet wide!
I grew up on Sanibel/Captiva - Cedar Key is one of my favorite places in Florida. Your video was well produced. Loved the history segment.
I’m glad you enjoyed it, thank you!
The cab at cedar key monitors radio calls and will take you to your choice of restaurant or recommend one for you. That’s what makes your adventure to Florida’s shortest strip complete.
Cedar Key looks like a cool place to put down.
Since I first began flying in the High Desert in California, back in 1972, I've flown (only) 7 different types of airplanes: 6 single engine (Cessna, Piper & Bonanza) and 1 twin engine (got my multi in an old, tired Piper Apache), ... and ... most of my hours were spent in a C-150. I flew it so much that it felt as if I were wearing my favorite suit whenever I climbed aboard.
It's at sea level. Many years ago I was there and a guy from Kentucky was there in his V tail bonaza. He was sweating bullets about getting out of there as his wife had shopped till she dropped. What was scary is he had no idea how to look up the performance charts for his aircraft and admitted that he had never learned stall and spin recovery. As a Canadian pilot I was kind of stunned at that piece of information. Anyway I got him sorted and he was climbing out with just over half the runway behind him.
That's dangerous. I own a 1954 E35 and the W&B is very important. If you get that wrong you're going to have a bad day. It's easy to load aft CG.
I wonder how he every passed his flight exam. Stall recovery should have been part of his instruction.
David Giles well done Canuck!!
I did my first spins in 1965 with a Luscombe 8E Too bad they are not routinely taught today. Unfortunately today's airplanes usually prohibit spins because of instruments. I am to this day a tail dragger lover. Nothing better than the feel of the plane planting itself on the runway. Yes getting into that runway is a breeze in a 150 with room to spare. Heck I still love to slip in a 120 or T craft. Those were the days when pilots flew the airplane and not the airplane flying the pilot. Can't anyone remember a map in the lap with a plotter in the other.LOL Oh yes for you Canadians we do keep the AOM in the plane or should.
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A picture of the Cedar Key Runway hangs in my home office. Wonderful memories landing and eating lunch in town on our way to and from Sun N Fun. Long live CDK!
That's a nice looking 150, I flew one for a few years and really enjoyed flying it.
Fun, flight! Dan, in his Cub, and I flew there two years ago. The lady who runs the taxi calls you on the radio and asks if you need a ride. We were staying overnight so we rented a golf cart which you can ride on most of the streets. Fun visit!
How fun! Oh yeah Judy! I’ve ridden with her a couple times years ago. Caralyn and I were talking about staying overnight and renting golf carts next time. I think that would be pretty fun
On of my favorite places because if its old Florida laid back charm that will never get over developed since there are no waves or silver sands. Great seafood. Stop at Robinson's on the mainland on the way in if driving. Not much atmosphere, but the seafood is worth it.
My wife and I flew there on our return trip in a rental C-150 from Melbourne, Florida to Stockbridge,Ga ( Berryhill) around ‘73. Spent the night. Back then you circled the town and a lady in a Mercedes came out and out and took us to town. Great seafood dinner.
My first hours were at Mattituck airport in Long Island. 50 ft trees at runway 19 The predominant runway for Mattituck and it was 1900 ft. Not a lot of room for error but still plenty long enough. I’m glad I learned on something like that. I remember going to my first 6 k ft. Runway at Westhampton. I felt like i wasn’t moving. Hated it.
Stoped there in 70’s on our sailboat from Mobile Al. To Boynton Bch Fl. It felt like we had entered a time warp ending up in the past.
I made a visit back in 2003 in my Stinson and loved the place. At the time, a taxi service monitored the radio and made arrangements to meet us at the plane. It is a great destination with enough restaurants and lodging to make for a place that can be visited over and over.
Used to fly into and out of a farmer's 8' x 800' paved runway in Northern California. Instructions were to land north and take off south as there was a row of big trees off the north end of the runway. For short-field practice we did just the opposite.
“Captain Marv” is a great pilot flying out of Cedar Key. We hired him for a air tour a few years back and he was terrific! His info is at all the hotels & visitor center. Cedar Key was one of the largest cities in Florida during the peak of the pencil lumber factory. Great place - & we also loved the airport.
Oh yeah I’ve seen him there before! I actually have one of his business cards from when I met him at the airport. I love the rich history that Cedar Key has. Thank you for the comment :)
Landed my Mooney there with 4 on board, luggage and plenty of fuel to return to Tennessee. Piece of cake. Cedar Key is a great weekend retreat and the departure is a blast!
Ah I love the mooney! And it sure is the perfect island getaway when you want a small airport and don’t want to go all the way down to the keys or bahamas
We have a lot of short runways here in Connecticut scattered around, and it's always a blast landing planes on those strips.
Cherry looking 150!
The beauty of having water on either end! No obstructions!
My wife and I flew there from X59 years ago. I enjoyed it; she gets airsick.
RIP N734JT. I miss that plane.
I really miss flying a 'Nifty Fifty'. Great video. All of my flying buddies went on to complex aircraft but I stayed with the ultralights, Cub's, 50's, 172's and a few biplanes. All I ever wanted to do was have fun with short field and off airport landings . Fly in camping in the bush. Stay safe and fly...
Great to see this video! Actually, we've been there, in 2016 with N12933 and in 2018 with N671MA. Also made a low pass a few times at NASA, so a lot of the planes you fly and places you go, look familiar to me. Greetings from Holland, homebase EHMZ.
Great video man. It's nice that you can hang out with your brother. I don't know why anyone would dislike this video.
Great video, love your c-150. Use to fly 50140 c-150 in NYC back in 1969. Fly Tecnam 92 lite sport now.
We have a small runway out in the woods of CT amazing to see all the skid marks headed for the woods .this was back in the day.i was taking lesson in a Piper Cherokee
Funny thing too, My best friend took me up in a 1958 Cessna 172 back in 2014 and the inside of the cockpit looks exactly as in this 150 to the T. This was the day i wanted to learn to fly after he took me up and I learned to fly at Rison Aviation ever since. :-D
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong: At 4:38 the first time he said, "...Cedar Key, Cessna 50181, ...entering left downwind Runway 23," he was actually downwind of runway 5, The video is cut there. I assume he then turned crosswind of 5 and then entered 23 downwind.
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@@RelativeWind thank you! He just wanted to see if he could fake out the guys in the tower.
No, he was above the pattern over midfield, and announced he’d enter left downwind for 23.
@@robnorris4770 okay ...well, he never was "midfield" that I could see, and that's not what I heard; and if he was announcing what he intended to do a minute or so later, it was unclear at best. However, I think I just realized this field is uncontrolled. So, I suppose his specific whereabouts was not quite as important as it could have been. So, I'll stand corrected and give him the benefit of the doubt. ..............but I have to add that if I were in my plane on left downwind for 23 when he made his transmission, he'd have scared the crap out of me.
What a sweet little airplane! Great videography and editing. Oh, and I love Cedar Key.
Excellent video and great flying. Superb landing at the end.
Thank you!
Took the SR22T to Everglades X01 just south of Marco, No Displaced, but 2400 only. Was amazing
I've been wanting to go check that place out too. It looks kinda like KCDK
i remember my 152 days back in hornell ny. learning to fly in the foot hills of cowville new york sucked, it was boring , one thing that was interesting was performing an over kill slip. this gave me pleasure . its now 2020 and i want a personnel anti-gravity craft!
Nice and proper landing and nice to see this part of florida again. My home runway is 1200ft grass and had 800 landings there so far no probs - would love to fly in the US - much less restricted and complicated than in europe - lucky guys - enjoy it!
Take a look at Amsterdam Airfield, just West of Fort Johnson, New York. On a breezy day even my instructor sometimes had a problem getting in. 50 years ago it was a little shorter!!
Short in a Cessna 150? That's enough room to land a 150 3 times! Maybe not take off though!
You got it! With a litle wind, clear approaches, and correct technique, 600 ft is more than enough to get a 150 into. Airplane has barn doors for flaps. Premise for this vid is based on contemporary "flight training" b.s.! And why so many get hurt every year! The runway in the opening image takes on the apearance of Kennedy Intl. viewed from a 150. Absolutely zero challenge. Jeeeezzzz! Need to find a better excuse for the video!
@@olgreywolf9688 If you're saying that people are teaching approaches too flat, and prepping guys for the airlines rather than just flying light planes, I agree. But I don't agree about the risk. Maybe not a problem in a 150, but if you come into a 2000' field 10 knots too fast in a taper wing pa-28, you're going to float, and you might be in trouble. Doesn't mean it's dangerous, but you have to understand the aircraft and respect the conditions.
ol' greywolf is exactly right, OP should really take "SHORT" out of his title. Good on FloridaFlying for pushing his limits, but this is silly and not representative of what people actually consider difficult in general aviation.
I have taken off and landed out of runway 1789 ft. long many times. One end has displaced threshold. Piper 181, Arrow, and Socota Trinidad TB 20. Very challenging.
CDK is very nice, Leesburg (LEE) is also pretty nice to fly into, but the most "interesting" airport in FL (IMHO) is Dade-Colier Training & Transition (TNT). Birds, snakes, gators, etc., etc., etc., all over the movement area.
I never realized how great it was to learn to fly where I did, W00 outside D.C. in Bowie Md. When you learn on 2,420' x 40' with an almost constant W/NW crosswind, you'd never think of 2,355' as being short. That and being inside the SFRA not need to lock up over the idea of talking to ATC, from flight hour number one you're talking to ATC every flight.
Got most of my PIC hours on 150's and I smiled when you said to avoid coming in high and fast. True for the landing - but those words just sounds funny in relation to a 150 (especially if equipt with an O200). Lovely plane though.
We used to say of the venerable 150, climb dive and cruise at 90 miles per hour. 😁
Nice landing, perfect approach.
On a 95F/35C day, temperature effect would make the Density Altitude of this strip 2,400 feet. Always check those performance charts, Folks.
My favorite little airport was Everglades, a little east of Marco Island.
There was a huge airport just west of Miami that would have been cool to practice on, big wide long runway called Dade Collier, but it was X’ed out on the sectionals
No fishing poles? I always took mine to Everglades, Marathon and EYW
Is that Everglades city?
Michael Dundee yeah, if there’s 3 people I have seen in 20 times I’ve landed there it’s a lot, the runway transitions into a boat ramp maybe a tenant of the Cocaine Cowboys back in the 80s
WOW ... you went to Cedar Key and didn't go into town. You missed one of the best restaurants around. Tony's Seafood Restaurant. They have the ABSOLUTE best clam chowder in the world. Won world champion 3 times. It is fun to fly in and spend a day exploring around town. Your next trip to Cedar Key give Tony's a try and you will be back. Happy flying !!
I learnt in 150 and 152 Cessna off 770 ft GRASS. Now that helped you master short field and temperature performance.
I used to fly girlfriends and buddies to Cedar Key many, many years ago in my 172 from Tampa. There was no buildings on the runway island, no signs. To get into town, you flew over town and Edna would come out and pick you up in her old station wagon. If you didn’t tip her, you had to walk back out. The highlight was on the way home flying low over the cooling towers at the nuclear plant. Try that today and see what happens. 😄
The cooling towers (Crystal River Unit 4/5) are for fossil-fueled plants. Crystal River 3 was the nuclear plant (since decommissioned) and used a typical intake/return channel.
Nice video and a very sharp 150. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing awesome video awesome Cessna 150 that's what I own. awesome Landing
Perfect landing! Great job.
Would you believe I was watching a video about rising stars of basketball greats & ended up here .Enjoyed this video & the history lesson. I am now more enlightening
PERFECT landing man!!!! You greased it! I love KCDK! Fly there about half a dozen times a year in my 172 and 120 :):):)
Great landing. I used to be a CFI at an Airport where the smallest runway was 1750 ft x 40 ft wide with tall trees at the end of it. The larger one was 2500ft x 40ft.
When you learn at a small strip like that it makes regular airports a total breeze.
Took my parents there for lunch in a rented Skyhawk out of Leesburg. Great trip.
I enjoyed this flight years ago in a 172. Careful not to land short and I didn’t waste time on take off. I did my homework the night before.
i use to fly out of a shorter and narrower runway in my 1965 c150 an c177rg and a turbo 210 the airport was 3c1
I remember the Toronto Island airport. They closed it a few years ago.
Alfred Enisz YTZ is still busy , although Porter flights are shut down
I remember driving across that runway. They must have separated the road and runway since I was there. "Yield to aircraft".
It seems you're the only one thinking it's a short runway...
2300 ft, paved, no obstacles. Probably squeeze in a 150
You can land and take off a C-47 in that Runway.
As an older aviator with some years experience I have a couple of comments and you can take those for what they're worth. First of all very nicely done video.
The only things I think should be done differently here is do the run up before you get lined up with the runway. Calling a crosswind departure could confuse someone and it may be all they hear and think you are in the pattern and planning to land. Calling departure direction keeps it shorter and lets people know immediately you are leaving the area.
I routinely land my Tailwind and have it down to a walk in under 1900 feet. However doing that on a 4000 foot runway is completely different than doing it on a 2500 foot runway. I learned in a 172 off an 1800 foot grass strip that fortunately did not have tall trees on either end.
That being said,, those incidents as you call them could have been avoided had the pilot been ready to do a go-around. I've had to do a couple of those recently and I was very glad my airplane performed well during the go around,, low slow with full flaps and my buddy ( my airplane ) still flew us out of a problem. You sound like a responsible aviator and you sound like someone who is passionate about it and likes to have fun with it. Always keep that initial dream alive. Fly safe and have fun for many years to come.
Doran Jaffas
Tailwind W8
N625MS
KY70
Ionia, Michigan
Excellent airmanship & I like your taste in music too!😎👍🏾
Thank you!
I landed at Toronto Island airport. There is a lot of water on both ends of the airport runway
Greaser !! Very nice!
Cedar cay been there by plane many times but try Rockledge fla if it's still there
Short? I have flown a 150 out of 900 feet of grass.
Hahaha Gary, yes I have done similar! Great comment my man
Full laps, slow flight configuration.....600’ landing ...no problem. On the numbers. LOL. I miss that plane. Try landing on a bird farm in rough seas. Nice video.🇺🇸
very beautiful ... Good Job !
loved this video. All the comments are great. Subscribed
Been to Cedar Key many times , kinda like landing on a carrier .
Nice video, I also like short runways for the fun and challenge, I'm gonna fly it on my sim. If ever in SoCal, land at Oceano (L52) with a 2325 feet runway, I think you'll like it...wheels up!
Love Cedar Key. A little bit of "Old Florida" still in existence.
that baron 55 is really impressive.
what's the problem with 2300ft long runway?
we in Germany land on runways with max. 1000ft with singel engine aircraft
ceder keys is great for small acft owners and the surrounding area looks to me a great place to retire too fro me someday.
Have you ever landed in jfk kjfk or O'Hare kord or atlanta katl
Beautiful C150
A very nice video
That was a smooooth landing!
good video. maybe you could demonstrate a soft field field take off someday. thanks.
Hmmmm..got to do it one of these days in our yellow bird..N2923S. Thanks for the video🤙👍
A 2300' runway without trees at the end isn't short to me, but that long displacement on 23 takes it down to about 2000'. That's a bit short. Seems like way too much displacement. Thanks for the great video!
Shortest runway (L52) I landed on 2300 x 50 feet, also by the beach. However, probably the most challenging was Santa Catalina (KAVX), 2600 ft, but looks like 1800 due to the hump in the middle of runway.
The early 150's with 40 degrees of flaps are sweet. Then some guys had to ruin it by not retracting to 30 before a go around.
WHAT? SOME GUYS ?
I flew a 1958 C 150 for the Sheriff Dept for 3 yrs, it had the 40 degree flaps and I loved them, I could really get down quickly with those. I used to land at the local airport and turn off at the first exit off the runway, not sure of the distance but it was pretty short.
Yes, the 40 degree flaps were like dive brakes. You could really point the nose down without gaining speed. I heard that they did away with them for liability reasons; people breaking off their nosewheels because of too abrupt a roundout. Thank you once again lawyers.
@@shevetlevi2821 And the aircraft would NOT climb out during a go-around if you failed to retract 10 degrees or more.
@@pilot3016 Totally agree. I'm not current anymore but I wouldn't have used 40 unless the landing point was assured even with power off. I wouldn't retract each notch of flaps until I achieved positive rate.
Right on, pretty decent landing. But with your brother on board and a pilot to boot what else ?? Great little spot, got to visit soon.
Landed there, a long time ago.
THERE IS MUCH MORE RUNWAY THAN 2300 FT TO USE FOR SMALL AIRCRAFT AND YOU CAN LAND ON THE NUMBERS FROM EACH DIRECTION WITH EASE
At the end of the runway was there a ramp... maybe for a seaplane to come up?
Rough concrete for shore stabilization
Anyone who can't land an Aztec or Cessna 310 on that runway should be flying a 172, not a light twin. I landed my Cessna 195 on some really short runways with no difficulty. I landed my T-6 on a 1200 foot runway with 50 foot trees at both ends. I have always told people that 80 knots is prudent for civilian flying in a T-6, but in a tight situation I would use 65 -70 knots. The Navy used 60 knots to go aboard the ship, but if the engine coughed, you went into the water. I once landed the T-6 at Roche Harbor airport in the San Juan islands, a 4000 foot paved runway. The trees in those days were about 100 feet high, right at the end of the runway. There was a pretty good headwind, which stopped instantly when I crossed over the trees. The plane dropped like a rock, I went to takeoff power, but had no airspeed, so I could not bring the nose up until just before touchdown. I made a very smooth three point landing, touching down at takeoff power, instantly chopped the throttle, and turned off the runway. I could not have been more than 300-400 feet from the trees. Of course the girl in the back seat had no idea I had done anything unusual.
A Cessna 150 with a 150 HP conversion is a good STOL airplane, but a stock 150 can easily land in places it cannot takeoff from, i.e. obstacle clearance. A friend of mine had a Cessna 150 with a 180 hp conversion, used for towing gliders. He used to land in his backyard, 450 feet!
IS THERE A BURGER JOINT THERE? YOU CAN SHORTEN YOUR TAKE OFF DISTANCE IF YOU APPROACH THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT 45 DEGREES SO THAT YOU ARE ROLLING AS YOU APPROACH THE CENTER LINE WITH SOME SPEED, YOU WILL BE SURPRISED HOW MUCH LESS DISTANCE YOU NEED TO GET OFF THE GROUND.
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That’s true, but only because runway here is quite wide...would not do that on a narrow runway.
Really bad Habit, always line up ck and go, On some airplanes a sweeping take off will make fuel go off the pickup and it will quit just about the time it lifts off. There are old pilots and bold pilots but no such think as a old bold pilot. Flying Alaska for 40 yrs
Great video. I am interested in developing this airport for flight simulation, Prepar3D and the new MS2020. Would you be able to take some pictures for me the next time you fly there?
Fun content! Thank you for sharing that with us. I'm not picking on you here, but I do want to point out that that wasn't a short field landing and that wasn't a short field takeoff.
i learned in a j-3 off a 1000 foot grass strip. this runway seems too long! i have landed at cedar key, its fun ..you can call a cab to pick you up while in the pattern
Why would you not hold short of AR to do your run up especially not at an uncontrolled field?
This is not a difficult airport on which to land. Did it easily in my v tail 59 bonanza.
I, usully, do the run up before I get on the runway, so as not to delay any take offs or landings.
Why do they have displaced thresholds with water on each end ?? no obstacles
Runway 23 has a road before it that cars cross pretty frequently. Runway 5 has a small island before it, that side could probably do without the threshold. It’s probably calculated with minimum altitude over obstacles. I like them, they make the runway look smaller ;)
05 only got a displaced threshold a few years ago when runway was resurfaced...no one knows why.
Five incidents per year.....? Hardly. Actually been a couple of years since anyone’s gotten wet as I recall, and I live here.
I fly out of Punta gorda. Would like to fly up. Is there anyplace to have lunch after landing?
blaster 0416 , no, island is locked down. Restaurants are closed.
Pleas respect the City Commission’s closure order.
@@whiskeyromeobravo3645 I didn't mean NOW. I meant when this is all over. Can you walk to a restaurant? Can you drive to a restaurant? Do you need an Uber?
The town is about a mile and a half walk or so. There’s a lady that’ll listen to the CTAF and will ask if you need a ride when you make your approach calls. She’s a little pricey but the experience is 10/10 and she will take you back whenever you want. There are also golf cart rentals which I think would be really fun. I’m going to try that next time
FloridaFlying ,
That would be Judy, and visiting with her is definitely part of the Cedar Key experience.
Cool video, but I didn't see a short field TO from Cedar Key. Rotation is 50 and climb at 54 Vx until cleared, not at 70 like was said in the video.
I think my brother misspoke, I usually rotate just before 60. I'll try a little slower next time!
kM/H.. ;)
I noticed that too. 70? ...wtf