Here in Knoxville we have a small grass strip that’s on an island in the Tennessee River called Skyranch where I was taking flight training a few years back. It’s located just inside the lower ring of KTYS’s airspace, but they actually notched the airspace so you don’t have to get clearance every time you fly in or out of there. You have to follow the bend in the river to do so, though, so when you take off to the south, you have to do a climbing turn. My flight instructor taught me to use up every inch of the strip and then as soon as you’re airborne lower the nose to fly in ground effect to raise airspeed so you could safely start the turn. What a blast that was the first time. I have videos on my channel of taking off and landing there. I believe I have the name and designator (TN98) in the title. The takeoff video from that day was to the north, so not as exciting, but the landing is cool because the same restrictions obviously apply on approach, so it’s a bit of a carrier-esque approach.
Holy cow, I'm betting that plane was pretty-much unladen. I love how he/she retracts gear but keeps the nose down to keep gaining airspeed, then a gentle, low-G rotate to not bleed-off any speed while getting pointed skyward. What a ride!
Thanks, I’m well aware of the sub-types of the 680, plus I’m capable of reading the title to this video. I call them all Sovereign as that’s the daddy of the lineup. As simple as that.
Why would you say that? The Air Force fighters I flew have way better thrust to weight ratios than anything Navy had. The F-35 is the first Navy plane that has a greater than a one to one thrust ratio.
Because Navy pilots are used to powering up for short 325 ft. runways and a landing target of less than 60 ft. And of course it's moving and pitching. But other than that, no difference I guess.
Not at this airport, we've watched lots of various private jets depart from this very spot and this is the only one to do this maneuver. Some do pitch up quick after the end of the runway but they've normally climbed at a moderate rate first. Was a great specticle for sure!
