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Old 15th Oct 2013, 14:39
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acutabove007
 
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Not knowing much about the DHC6 from a pilots point of view, but other then what I read technically about flying the aircraft, can I ask: whats makes a STOL aircraft unable to perform under certain conditions that "a non STOL" aircraft can?

"This is one of the known risks of short landings in STOL aircraft into short narrow strips in unstable weather conditions. There is a short window just before touchdown where there is insufficient time for a go-around and an incident is inevitable if a sudden gust bites you."

Could someone explain this paragraph as im very interested in this, as I'll hopefully be flying the Twotter in the not to distant future and therefore any more info would be beneficial.

Not sure if anyone has seen this:


as I see some talk on the possibility of an engine failure amongst other possibilities...
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