Drunken Plane Stealer

Video of a performance by another stunt pilot who is, in real life a Delta Airlines pilot. His act at Air Shows is to pretend that he is a drunken spectator who rushes from the stands and jumps in a Piper Cub and takes off without any understanding of how to fly a plane.
The Piper Cub is actually specifically built (and especially the wing tips!) to withstand enormous stress and has a very powerful engine. This is actually the most dangerous of Air Show acts because of the low altitude at which the pilot performs. This pilot possesses unbelievable skill, which becomes obvious in the attached video.


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That's pretty damn cool!

Man that is some crazy stuff he does. must have a real soft touch to one do one wheel landings without crashing. Good find.

Great vid . Thanks for posting .

This is actually one of the oldest barn storming shows around. The "mark" has historically been an old farmer with his bibs and straw hat, Clem Cleaver, who is a little tipsy and has never flown an airplane before. He then takes the plane and does the act. Usually done in a classic Piper J3 Cub.

The plane in this version looks like a Super Cub or maybe and Aviat Husky. Both very capable and powerful bush planes.