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perhaps there was a fine headwind that gave the wings greater lift

let's not talk about treadmills though, please.

there's a short vid around here of such a light plane landing on a mountain ridge, the guy gets out, has lunch, and turns the plane around and flits off into the clouds again. almost unbelievable. they really do need a surprisingly low speed to attain liftoff.

found it.



and in my search for *that one*, I found *this one*.

Seriously, they just jump into the air.