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[Bentley]

And this happens. 

Sorry for the very bad quality, I had no idea the quality got worse as you zoomed on my cheap phone.  And I had no idea the shake would be so bad.  I am assuming the guy on the stick in the Stearman was a new pilot.  That 1st landing was a little right and the take off, well he needed a little more right rudder to get out of the corn field. 2nd landing and take off was a tad better.  Again, sorry for quality!

Lenn Air Strip

[hughver]

First Stearman that I've ever seen that wasn't a bi-plane. When I was 11-12, my dad flew a Stearman converted into a crop duster that was retrofitted with a Pratt-Whitney radial 450HP engine (taken from a BT13 military trainer) to replace the original Centennial 220 HP..

[SmokinHandyman]

Still cool to see

[Bentley]

The Stearman in this video is a bi-plane.  I should have left the little Cub or home made plane out, but he was taking off when I got there to film the other one.

[hughver]

Sorry, I only watched the first part of the video, my bad.

[Bentley]

Had to share.  This is the kind of stuff I don't believe till I see it.  I am familiar with this type of aircraft, they can land in about 50 feet anyway, but to see this, I just loved it!  And does anyone know the reason why a propeller looks like it is barely/not moving when it is filmed?

Shortest Landing!!! Severe Headwind! Aircraft hovers and vertically touches down!

[pmillen]

And does anyone know the reason why a propeller looks like it is barely/not moving when it is filmed?

HIGH-BIT CHARACTERS INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

Think of a movie or digital video recorder as a series of still photographs, shown one after another, really fast.  This is easiest to recognize if you look at a film strip, youll see the individual still photographs.  The upshot will be what appears to be full motion when the series of stills are viewed at the proper speed.

So, if one blade of the spinning propeller is at 9 o clock in one frame and either blade is at 9 o clock in the next frame, it will appear that the propeller has stopped.

Additionally, if one blade of the spinning propeller is at 9 o clock in one frame and either blade is at noon in the next frame, it will appear that the propeller has reversed direction.

[Bar-B-Lew]

TV commercials for cars often look like the wheels are going in reverse while the car is moving forward.

[pmillen]

TV commercials for cars often look like the wheels are going in reverse while the car is moving forward.

I recall that effect from my youth watching western movies and the stagecoach wheels out of synch with the action.

[Bentley]

Thank you!