Mike Weller wrote in message ws.com...
On 12 Aug 2003 08:44:04 -0700, (Robert M. Gary)
wrote:


Thats not an unusual bush pilot technique for short field landing. You
skim the water on the mains (the water is as hard as a rock when your
moving) and time your roll out so you hit the beach at the right time.
You can land on a beach with less than 100 feet of runway doing this.

Great! But how do you take off again?


It makes you wonder. However, many of the super bush planes actually
get off the ground in much less space than they land. You can build up
speed while flying over the water in ground effect.
-Robert (haven't tried it, just read about it)