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I wondered how long it would take me for one run between a take-off and a landing with all the wheels on the ground. Pilot Dirk Evers flew on May 3, 2022 in his Pitts at Oostwold, a smal airfield in the Netherlands, an official world record, the most Take Offs and Landings in one hour, 57 times of the 59 landings turned out to be valid. The old record was from Steven Chase, on an airfield in Broomfield, Colorado, USA who went 15 times up and down in one hour, on May 16, 2020. The rules are: The number of take-offs and landings with all three wheels on the ground, in one hour and climbing to a height of 1000 ft. (Weather and wind can help). So the record went from 4 min. to 1:05 min. or 65 seconds average, between a start and landing. That is fast. :cool:
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/images/notams/notams18/pitt0330.jpgThe Pitts Model 12 (also known by its nicknames "Bolshoi", "MachoStinker" and "Pitts Monster") is a high performance aerobatic biplanedesigned around the Vedeneyev M14P/PF engine. The aircraft can bebuilt from plans or as a kitplane or can be bought ready-to-fly fromthe factory. The Pitts model 12 was designed by Curtis Pitts starting in1993. Pitts presented his completed design on his 80th birthday inDecember 1995. The Pitts Model 12 is a biplane built using fabric covered weldedsteel tubing for the fuselage, and fabric covered wings with woodspars. The leading edge is made of formed plywood. The landing gear issolid aluminum. Features IncludeMany high quality animations2048 x 2048 texturesRealistic sound package3D gaugesAnimated control surfacesLanding gear suspensionVirtual cockpit levers and switchesExact replicas of the real aircraftHighly accurate flight modelling including airframe performance, stall moments and flying behaviorHighly detailed 3D modelsRealistic artwork with five liveriesFull virtual front and rear cockpitsOpening canopyPilot figurePaint kit in xcf formatPurchase HD Airplanes - Pitts Model 12 /images/notams/notams18/pitt0330.png