Landing a plane successfully is hard work, but landing on a helipad? That's tough, and it's even tougher when it's on top of a skyscraper.
Not everyone can land a plane, but even fewer can land a plane on a helipad attached to one of the tallest buildings in the world.
“We modified a plane specifically to complete this task, but it wouldn’t have been possible with just the aircraft,” says Mike Patey, an engineer and bush pilot who assisted Czepiela in pulling off the stunt. “There's only a couple [of pilots] on all of this planet that I would feel comfortable making this attempt. Luke is exactly that guy… I've never had any doubts whether Luke could land on the helipad.
“It was the first time such a technique was applied for a helipad take-off,” Czepiela said. “With the use of nitrous, a plane accelerates so fast that after reaching the edge I could basically take off normally. However, we couldn't deny ourselves the pleasure of diving down along the wall of this spectacular landmark.”Czepiela might make it look easy, but flying stunt planes is no joke. Last year, a, but one of the planes lost control at 14,000 feet and spiraled into the ground.
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