Wondering: Who's flying the plane?

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Originally posted by MaggieL
An Aeronca Champ has a stall speed around 36 knots, 33 if the flaps are down.

That was the part I did not understand. A pilot just starting his plane would not yet have lowered his flaps. But since the speed difference is so little, then that would explain why a plane, probably without flaps, would have still been able to takeoff.

However, think about it for a minute. How did that plane know which way to turn for the runway? Spooky.