An aeroclub I once was a member of had a C-152 with a VSTOL kit
attached. Wing cuffs, aileron gap sealer, wing tips, and maybe more
mods. It would glide well below the book stall speed. I recall that
plane was very easy to plant the wheels wherever you wanted. Just fly
with the stall warning horn buzzing just a foot or two above the runway
and pull the throttle.
It gave new meaning to landing on the numbers. I would fly till the
nose was at the threshold, pull the throttle, slam on the brakes, and
at a full stop the tail of the plane would still be over the runway
numbers!
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