I remember my instructor so many years ago yelling,"62 mph climb". Then after the obstacle yelling,"don't let those cylinders get hot lower the nose'' 45 years ago.
Yeah, we have a communal runway in our subdivision . Every 1 acre lot backs up to the runway . where everyone has their hangers and their houses are in front of the hangers, though far away from the hangers.
Yeah same setup I have, except we're on the only privately owned island on the Mississippi that there is. The airstrip is at the South end in the center of the island. Our hangers are on the North end. It's a sweet setup that I hope will stay this way. But only about 12 of us have planes anymore and the property values have skyrocketed in the past few years making that strip of grass very valuable. Since every house owns a chunk I feel that people will vote to close it down and develop it. Which I understand, if you don't fly It's a perk that doesn't mean anything but an added expense for them. I just keep telling my wife I'll just get a floatplane and park at our dock instead. But winters in Iowa are brutal and ice would be an issue to fly in those months. Now thstvim typing this I sure hope I don't loose our airstrip. I fly quite a bit now since my son is now a pilot and it makes trips a lot more fun with two planes going together on our trips. It's been probably the best thing I could have asked for is him learning to fly. We have spent more time together in the past year than all his time in high school and college. We are talking about maybe going in on a twin engine, but my wife will probably just leave and not say a word if I did that. I can't wait to get certified and get it!
My sister and brother in law had a home and the address was 500 Run Way, Raymond, Ca. The road is listed for pilots as such, complete with windsock and private home owners. We once had to clear the runway of Remote control airplanes because we had a friend come in for a visit with his Cessna. A storm popped up shortly after and asked us RC pilots if he should take off. I said you're asking us? However the discussion the decision was he had to leave. I said bring us pizza next time and stay awhile. He agreed he would. We pilots are a certain breed , with or without a licence ,or a driveway or no driveway.
I flew into my buddy's driveway and it had hills and deep ditches but it was long. Short field with a Tri-Pacer is get up to 70 & pull full flaps and get off the ground!
Yeah…..so what. His property, his driveway, his responsibility. That utility pole is a good marker of how high those wires are. You wouldn’t know if the driveway was set In between the poles and might fly right into them. That slope helps increasing speed taking off while reducing speed after flying over those wires, land and start reducing speed going uphill. Very smart. Fly safe dude!
My friend and instructor had a 700 feet paved driveway….. came in to the west and left to the east with my ‘69 Skyhawk. No problem. He had a turn around at the west end next to M37. It was fun watching the people as they drove by! 💙🌊👍🙋♂️🖖🏻
That's nice. I had a lot of friends. That Live in the fly in communities they taxi the airplane rid to the garage Used to fly in had barbecues a nice time.
Wow, scary! Thank goodness for the steep downhill takeoff run. I would have done the run-up before the turn in the driveway and avoided that stop thereby essentially lengthening the runway… good thing there was no passenger!
@billwelter4101 Trouble is A Cessna 150 comes with a Continental 0200A. It might be possible to get an STC for a larger engine, I don't really know. But standard is the 100 HP 0200A. Even the larger C172 used a 145 HP Continental engine. That was later replaced by the Lycoming 0320 engine.
I've come to understand this was not just for fun, this plane had to get home, highly skilled take off, exceptional piloting. Seemed right on the performance envelope of the 'ol girl. Hope she got home, safe and sound.
One mistake or one time that engine doesn’t develop full power and it’s over. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. And I AM a licensed pilot.
I quite agree - he got away with it this time - and prolly will many many times again - but do it enough times, the margin of error is small enough that it'll only take a couple of factors to change/catch him out and end up going into the lower lines
@@nightflight1454crop dusters do not takeoff under these conditions. With a full hopper tank, they are heavy to get away with this. Under, over, and around power lines when you are at speed while spraying is still dangerous. But nothing even remotely as dangerous as what this guy did.
@jau1962 This wasn't dangerous, not even close. Its just a takeoff over an obstacle .If you look closely ,the powerlines are further away then they appear .He cleared them by far more than 100ft ..l have personally seen crop dusters fly under power lines like that as well as over them and do it consistently.
@@nightflight1454 Huge difference here. That crop duster has 4x the horsepower, high performance propeller and wings designed for slow speed. The Cessna 150’s power is marginal at best. This comparing a high performance car to a Volkswagen.
I trained all my Private Pilot flights in the Venerable Cessna 150! Yep. It’s small but it’s not underpowered! I still love to hear how it sounds on run up! Keep your CG within limits, carry enough fuel to get to a fuel station plus 30% and your weight very light and you won’t have any issues!! Great job!
Plenty of room. If you've measured for extreme limits and you're within the parameters, I see no problems. Those obstacles in the climb out path are concerning. If he loses power in climbout, that could be a problem. I like to plan for one step further on safety.
It's around 500lbs useful load give or take 15lbs depending on the model .lf this dude had his girlfriend and lunch with him ,they would have been close to being right there.
I’m my area they bury the utilities under ground for a pole or two distance so the plane doesn’t hit them taking off or coming in for a landing. He should call the utility company and see if they can do that.
Whelp!!! There it is folks!!!! The 50ft obstacle at the end of the runway!!!!! Well done!!!
Did you expect anything else .
The “50 foot obstacle” was the most sketchy thing about this.
And no red balls to help warn people .
Even the geese were cheering him on.
10 degrees flaps and short field take off. I learned on one just like it. 1,500 foot long strip with massive pines and each end. Gotta love it
That one has drooped wingtips which might help a bit.
That was one hell of a driveway 😅😅
That hill makes a cool place to come & go from....!!
Wirh one hell of an obstacle at the bottom of it.
@willyberg123I used to love flying 152Ii back when flying rentals for $39/hr wet 1999ish
@@kennyjohnson3837 Wow! One could only dream of those rates nowadays 🤣
I remember my instructor so many years ago yelling,"62 mph climb". Then after the obstacle yelling,"don't let those cylinders get hot lower the nose'' 45 years ago.
Probably VERY good advice! Thanks for watching.
You heard the tapping from the engine, as-well.👍
I have piloted Cessna 150 a lot of times and I never once heard one honk like a goose on takeoff LOL
Odd sounding stall horn on TO.
maybe TCAS warning of bird strike :)
Good thing for that hill to give a good boost to make sure to clear those power lines.
Amen brother....the owner flies out of there regularly.
Powerlines at the end of his driveway; Gotta get underground utilities.😊
I bet the owner would LOVE to do that!
So that's the 50 ft tree the FAA trains us for
@@Sho-td8wg Probably so...!!
$7500 per 100 ft with low 3 wires.
Bigger stuff $20,000.
@@hotrodray6802 Yes...nothing is cheap when it comes to flying.
Nice! I learned in a 152.... both are wonderful aircraft ❤❤
The sound of the goose engine powering up was great.
Exactly what I'd do, store the plane at home where it's free.
Amen brother....!!! Couldn't agree more.
and no feds😂
@@AlanMydland-fq2vs Amen brother...!!
"Relatively" free storage...
That has to be a scary landing with crosswinds.
Excellent piloting. I’d be a little worried if I could make it over the power lines but that was smooth.
Yes..he has flown in & out of there several times. I bet I was nerve wracking the 1st time.
I wonder what the contingency plan in case of an emergency?
There are driveways and then there are driveways. Pretty cool what we see here.
Yeah, we have a communal runway in our subdivision . Every 1 acre lot
backs up to the runway .
where everyone has their hangers and their houses are in front of the hangers, though far away from the hangers.
Yeah same setup I have, except we're on the only privately owned island on the Mississippi that there is. The airstrip is at the South end in the center of the island. Our hangers are on the North end. It's a sweet setup that I hope will stay this way. But only about 12 of us have planes anymore and the property values have skyrocketed in the past few years making that strip of grass very valuable. Since every house owns a chunk I feel that people will vote to close it down and develop it. Which I understand, if you don't fly It's a perk that doesn't mean anything but an added expense for them. I just keep telling my wife I'll just get a floatplane and park at our dock instead. But winters in Iowa are brutal and ice would be an issue to fly in those months. Now thstvim typing this I sure hope I don't loose our airstrip. I fly quite a bit now since my son is now a pilot and it makes trips a lot more fun with two planes going together on our trips. It's been probably the best thing I could have asked for is him learning to fly. We have spent more time together in the past year than all his time in high school and college. We are talking about maybe going in on a twin engine, but my wife will probably just leave and not say a word if I did that. I can't wait to get certified and get it!
Not everybody is a multi-millionaire and can afford that kind of setup. Good for you, though.
@@alphatrion48To bad you didn't put it in the covenants that you can only sell to an aircraft owner...
luckily, the 150 doesn't need that much of a runway. very lovely little bird.
As a pilot that "driveway" was plenty long for a cessna 152 with flaps 10⁰ doing a short fold takeoff.
That's what the pilot said to me also...easy peasy.
FIELD? Don't you just love auto correct?
Those power lines are staring him in the face though.
@@maysvillekentuckysimpleliving There are old pilots, there are bold pilots, but...
@@The_DuMont_NetworkEver met a fighter pilot who wasn't bold?
Great job holding that center line!
My sister and brother in law had a home and the address was 500 Run Way, Raymond, Ca. The road is listed for pilots as such, complete with windsock and private home owners. We once had to clear the runway of Remote control airplanes because we had a friend come in for a visit with his Cessna. A storm popped up shortly after and asked us RC pilots if he should take off. I said you're asking us? However the discussion the decision was he had to leave. I said bring us pizza next time and stay awhile. He agreed he would. We pilots are a certain breed , with or without a licence ,or a driveway or no driveway.
Greetings fellow pilot and Kentuckian!
I flew into my buddy's driveway and it had hills and deep ditches but it was long. Short field with a Tri-Pacer is get up to 70 & pull full flaps and get off the ground!
Excellent rudder control!
Thanks...I was impressed too...
Dot think there was any rudder control tell nearly the end of the runway , I think most control was toes.
Yeah…..so what. His property, his driveway, his responsibility.
That utility pole is a good marker of how high those wires are. You wouldn’t know if the driveway was set In between the poles and might fly right into them. That slope helps increasing speed taking off while reducing speed after flying over those wires, land and start reducing speed going uphill. Very smart. Fly safe dude!
My friend and instructor had a 700 feet paved driveway….. came in to the west and left to the east with my ‘69 Skyhawk. No problem. He had a turn around at the west end next to M37. It was fun watching the people as they drove by! 💙🌊👍🙋♂️🖖🏻
That would be VERY cool to see...!!! Thanks for sharing....
is this fella actually gonna drive down this mans runway? wow! :)
Neighbors must love him
Fly................take flight my soul.......amazing
Love these little private airfield i dream of living on one but i also gotta dreak of affording an airplane first
That's nice. I had a lot of friends. That Live in the fly in communities they taxi the airplane rid to the garage Used to fly in had barbecues a nice time.
Very cool...!!
Wow, scary! Thank goodness for the steep downhill takeoff run. I would have done the run-up before the turn in the driveway and avoided that stop thereby essentially lengthening the runway… good thing there was no passenger!
Similar to the airstrip used to drop off the Himalayan mountain climbers.
Never fails...always put a pole or tree at the end of every runway
And that's why Cessna 150s are such amazing little planes
Cessna 150 with Lycoming 320! Short field takeoff - 10 degrees flaps, looked easy.
@billwelter4101 Trouble is A Cessna 150 comes with a Continental 0200A. It might be possible to get an STC for a larger engine, I don't really know. But standard is the 100 HP 0200A. Even the larger C172 used a 145 HP Continental engine. That was later replaced by the Lycoming 0320 engine.
I did my PPL training in a Cessna 150 with a L320, could takeoff on a very short runway!
I mean, if youve got a downhill driveway like that, why not. Just gotta be careful of that services pole at the end 😀
Yes...I was watching that along with the pilot..
This is awesome!! 🤩
All things considered a bad idea. Glad he cleared the power lines
It's a good thing he has a STOL kit on his 152. If not that pole is too tall to clear.😮
Gotta love the ol 150's
I bet his neighbors freaking love him.
I saw it where the signs were lowered for aircraft operations. Langley British Columbia for example.
really cool but I gotta admit that my first thought was: accident looking for a place to happen. Hope he stays safe
With a strong head wind a Cessna 150 can take off at around 100 km/h (54 kn; 62 mph). - head wind..
That plane is a classic
PRETTY GUTSY CONSIDERING THE POWER LINES THAT HE NEEDED TO GET ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR!
Nice setup and better than some grass strips I've used. I wonder if there are solar lights on top of the cones.
Hot day takeoffs must be a little scary.
Maybe so...he had that fan spinning big time !
Seems like one gust of wind could ruin his day
Must have been a hot day. That was a long takeoff run.
I've come to understand this was not just for fun, this plane had to get home, highly skilled take off, exceptional piloting. Seemed right on the performance envelope of the 'ol girl. Hope she got home, safe and sound.
She did....that rascal is now a lease plane for those wanting to get the hours in to be a commercial pilot.
cool plane as well... love the 150!!
Once airborne, the ducks start calling. “Hey. We’re over here.”
You heard those ducks too...!!
@@maysvillekentuckysimpleliving …Yeah. But they could have been geese 🤷♂️😂
Ahhh it’s zero flap for a short field takeoff in the C150. 10 degrees for a soft field.
Nice job! Beautiful day to fly !
Amen sister.....!!
One mistake or one time that engine doesn’t develop full power and it’s over. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. And I AM a licensed pilot.
I quite agree - he got away with it this time - and prolly will many many times again - but do it enough times, the margin of error is small enough that it'll only take a couple of factors to change/catch him out and end up going into the lower lines
@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311 oh you mean like crop dusters do 1000s of times every season?
@@nightflight1454crop dusters do not takeoff under these conditions. With a full hopper tank, they are heavy to get away with this. Under, over, and around power lines when you are at speed while spraying is still dangerous. But nothing even remotely as dangerous as what this guy did.
@jau1962 This wasn't dangerous, not even close. Its just a takeoff over an obstacle .If you look closely ,the powerlines are further away then they appear .He cleared them by far more than 100ft ..l have personally seen crop dusters fly under power lines like that as well as over them and do it consistently.
@@nightflight1454 Huge difference here. That crop duster has 4x the horsepower, high performance propeller and wings designed for slow speed. The Cessna 150’s power is marginal at best. This comparing a high performance car to a Volkswagen.
Looked like easy-peasy to me!
Fact: the chance of a bird strike go down 100% the second your plane starts honking. Goose air superiority.
They take off from grass runways all the time. The scary part is the pole at the end of the drive!
That was a real good job of knowing your airplane!!!
You made it sound like it was a short runway but it wasn't 😮😮😮😮😮😮
Looks like no room for error going into powerlines and trees! 1 burp or no lift from a hot day would get real close.
Ya just gotta watch that intersection halfway down the runway. 😅
If it’s good enough for “John Travolta” then it’s good enough for this guy 😅😅
Depends on the driveway I guess.
Looking at BOTH ends of that driveway ... You don't want to get that one wrong.
Amen...I agree.
Nice take off
I trained all my Private Pilot flights in the Venerable Cessna 150! Yep. It’s small but it’s not underpowered! I still love to hear how it sounds on run up! Keep your CG within limits, carry enough fuel to get to a fuel station plus 30% and your weight very light and you won’t have any issues!! Great job!
We have no issues flying the 150 either.
Cute tiny 600 ft driveway
Plenty of room. If you've measured for extreme limits and you're within the parameters, I see no problems. Those obstacles in the climb out path are concerning. If he loses power in climbout, that could be a problem. I like to plan for one step further on safety.
That last push at the end....not much room for error
Come on...
It's a country driveway.
Got to be on point with the rudder though.
Especially using those narrow driveways!
Crosswind landing will get your heat rate up!!
Thats all we had back in the day. The nearest airport was 30 miles. Parked it in the barn. Never had a problem.
That's pretty cool..I love that idea!
And with that fella flying, the 150 was at max weight.
Probably so,....
It's around 500lbs useful load give or take 15lbs depending on the model .lf this dude had his girlfriend and lunch with him ,they would have been close to being right there.
@@nightflight1454 Yep..those 150's doesn't hold much weight!
If you have an obstacle to clear, I believe the POH says not to use the flaps. Pitch for 70.
Pitch for 70 ?
@@user-ik3mk5vi8m The 150 I fly is in mph. The best angle of climb is 70mph. Best rate of climb is 78mph.
I was like this is easy no problem!!..... until the power line came into view!!!
Yep..gotta watch them for sure...
The power lines sure look intimidating
Yep....the 1st time probably was intimidating.
Taking off into the power lines lol
That power line makes it a bit dicey!
Or one could say, "is that man really gonna park his car on my runway?"
EZPZ, with a light pilot and just 6 gallons of fuel.
Yessir....that pilot flies from driveways and farm fields!
To test the pilots there are strategically placed wires and poles to fly over
That sounds like a tough test!
Chingon despegue, exelente piloto y que valor 😮
Gracias mi amigo ... Le pasaré ese cumplido al piloto.
A beautiful day for flying.
Those seagulls were the stall horn
Nice
Thanks
Asking a lot from that plane to get over the power lines
I’m my area they bury the utilities under ground for a pole or two distance so the plane doesn’t hit them taking off or coming in for a landing. He should call the utility company and see if they can do that.
You don't need much space for a C-150 !
Correct.... they can take off just about anywhere.
Mad skillz
A lot of the new LSA can do than before reaching the bottom of the little hill
One fun airplane, my first one. Over 350 hours in it, then got a piper.
That's awesome!! Moving up is always better...
DRIVEWAY? That's 25L at LAX!
That's a long driveway!
THAT TAKES GUTS !!!!!
I guess the LANDING strip is in the back
One fart from that engine and he is into power lines 😂
Yep...it is a risk every time you start spinning that fan.
Piper Cub: Why such a long roll?
Should have retracted the flaps held in ground effect and then resumed the climb
Looks Like a Runway to Me😊
It is a pretty narrow one at that!
What an Alaskan thing to do.
The home owners association didn't say I couldnt.