Near full stall touch and go

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gkainz

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just watched a hawk (model B-1 RD) do a near full stall touch and go outside my office window - I have never seen them do that before! He was flared back and coming almost straight down - not a dive but pretty much nearly a full stall descent ... touched down and popped right back up again with empty claws. Very cool! :D
 
gkainz said:
just watched a hawk (model B-1 RD) do a near full stall touch and go outside my office window - I have never seen them do that before! He was flared back and coming almost straight down - not a dive but pretty much nearly a full stall descent ... touched down and popped right back up again with empty claws. Very cool! :D
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It's even cooler when the claws are full!!!!
 
Those critters know more about the use of pitch than our best aerodynamic engineers can dream of. And, I bet Tony wishes he could consult with a Hawk or similar birds on use of thermals.
 
I love watching Northern Harriers fly patrol above the tundra. Like Kenny says the genes of those birds are coded with more flight information than that of a whole room of Boeing engineers. There is a reason the jet of same name received the moniker.
 
Harrier - that's exactly what this guy looked like on his descent! very cool!
 
We have a family of Hawks that live here at the airport. Last weekend this guy was perched on the fence. Something was wrong with him as he was having trouble flying and allowed us to approach incredibly close. Amazing animals thats for sure, and it is great fun to share a thermal with them, although they typically bug out when you join them.

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yep, Jordan got it. ISU Wildlife came out shortly after and got the bird, not sure what was wrong with it. no obvious broken bones and it had just eaten. But it would jump off the fence and just plain couldnt fly, would make it about 10 feet. And it was letting us walk within 10 feet, way too close!
 
gprellwitz said:
Yes it is! Tony, you've got to submit that to AOPA/AvWeb.
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Definitely! The Golden Eagle and the Hawk. I remember watching all those big birds of prey with the binoculars from Matt's hanger, some beautiful birds out there!
 
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