It certainly can if you are not careful, never on a gusty day. No real flare, I fly it onto the ground as slowly as possible. North Star stalls at 25. Thanks for you comment.

Thanks Mitchy

Thanks for your comment and kind words, I'm glad you are enjoying them.

Thanks for your comment and kind words, I hope you make it back to the area someday. Happy flying.

Hi Peter, thanks for your comments, and great suggestions. It's always nice to get some constructive feedback. We will be shooting another trailer takeoff this May and I will incorporate your suggestions. To answer your questions; the takeoff speed was 70 kts (normal takeoff for Cessna 180 is 55 kts, we can do this because the aircraft is positioned on the trailer with a much lower angle of attack than normal), although it may have looked like it, there was no chance of hitting the truck, we were discussing at what speed to lift off the trailer, I am in direct radio contact with the vehicle driver. Check out "Floatplane Trailer Takeoff - No Music for the version without music. Cheers.

@@flyingdundee43 Thanks. Really - 70 kts? It looked like half of that. Well, the music is okay as background filler, but low key unless you want to say something or drown something out with it. And perhaps better to turn it off or way down when relevant sound is at hand. I'll keep an eye out in May. 😊

Hello Ricardo, good question. On a normal ground roll you can accelerate faster without flaps. However this is not necessary for a trailer takeoff. But for trailer takeoffs the aircraft is positioned with a nose down attitude because liftoff is at a higher than normal speed (about 10 knots higher) and you don’t want the aircraft to start to float before reaching this speed. If you have flaps on during the roll you have a greater risk of moving on the trailer before you are ready to takeoff. So flaps are pulled on at rotation. However I have learned they should be pulled on more slowly than in this video due to the weight of a 180. Hope this answers your question. Cheers from Canada.

@@flyingdundee43 Wow, really interesting and makes perfect sense also seems quite fun. Thanks for the explanation and happy flying from Portugal!

Hello Ivan, thank you for your comment. Yes the aircraft controls and instruments operate exactly the same as they do during a normal takeoff. Cheers from Canada.😁

Thanks for your comment Jay, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Hey Thom, thanks for your comments, glad you liked it. The song is called "Nothin to Win" by Roy Williams. Cheers.

Hi Jarod, thanks for your comment. The video made the sink look much worse than it was. Cheers.

@@flyingdundee43 That's good. I had flashbacks to learning to fly. In the midwest, we get used to flying with wind and lots of it. You'll have a gust one second that lifts you off the runway and then it goes away. I miss flying. Haven't flown in 15+ years.

Hi there, yes it is. It is the Blue Mountain ski area near Collingwood, Canada. Thanks for your comments.

Thank you

Will keep that in mind. I’ve flown into your lake years ago. Thanks for the comment