Great story!
My instructor told me about the time when he took off almost like a helicopter in a strong headwind. I don't think he landed behind the spot he took off from though.
A few weeks ago I was flying into a stiff headwind and tried to see if I could go backwards. My ultralight stalls at 29-30mph. I tried to hold it just above 30mph and looking down I could see myself hovering over the same spot for a while. It seemed like I was going backwards at times but I couldn't be sure. The slowest ground speed my GPS displayed was 9mph. It took me a few moments to realize it was backwards!
cheers!
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02-05-2010, 04:41 AM
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