Airplane goes over Niagara Falls!

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FEM, you may not want to read this, because I know you're a by-the-book pilot, and what I did today is probably not covered by "the book." Twisted Evil

So there I was in the Cessna C208 Caravan Amphibious, flying east along Lake Erie, when I thought, it would be nice to fly by Niagara Falls for a look. Then, I thought, well, I need fuel, I may as well land nearby and fill up. So I landed on the Niagara River, upstream from the falls.

And what better way to get airborne again than to taxi right off the falls, plummet towards the rocks below while applying full throttle, scare the cr@p out of the tourists on the boat below, pull out of the dive with feet to spare, and for a grand finale, fly UNDER the Peace Bridge, before climbing out of the gorge and going on my merry way? Shocked

Well, it was so much fun that I had to go back and do it three or four more times. Laughing

If you want to try this stupid stunt, I recommend going over on the Canadian side, not the US side, because there are lots of little islands in the river on the US side. But you need to look at the over head view when you get close, because there is a rocky breakwater across the river, which is impossible to see from water level, right above the falls. Then, after you get around that, the river makes a sharp right to drop over the Canadian falls. The falls is visible for miles from all the mist floating up there, though.

I taxied up to the edge at about 40 kts, because that's a good speed to maintain directional control on the water without using the water rudders. Full flaps is a good idea, and be ready to open the throttle when you drop over the edge! And, uh, don't bother requesting permission to take off from ATC. Laughing

Ed

RadarMan · Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2004 4:54 pm Post subject:

Wouldn't it be a kick to try that in a real aircraft.

Radar

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Fire_Emblem_Master · Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2004 2:32 am Post subject:

Actually, i've tried that, because i'm only by the book in jets. (REAL people fly in jets Razz

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