First Closer Than Comfort Experience

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This is a good video for everybody.  I came in for landing to hot.  Aborted and turned out.  Tail wind got behind me and tendency was to pull back on the stick.  I started dropping into the trees and I remembered to nose forward at last minute and was able to get enough speed to pull out.  Wheeeeeee.  My prayers were answered.

 

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FUCK! I'd need to clean up after that!

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Been there done that once! I also had a passenger. Some nasty winds came up while my Dad and I were visiting a one way backcountry strip. As soon as I got above the treeline I got hit with a nasty tailwind and began descending into rising terrain at full power. I finally gave up and used all the energy I had left to rack it onto her wingtip and go the other direction. As soon as I got some wind over the wings she started climbing again. That is bad bad feeling settling under power at any time but especially close to the ground! It goes against all your instinct to push the nose into the trees but you obviously did the right thing.

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that video made me pucker.  you sir are one lucky SOB!

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