Day: April 10, 2019

Why use all of a runway, when you can take off and land using as little of it as possible? In recent years, short take off and landing (STOL) competitions have become more popular across the world, as a test of a pilot’s skill and the aircraft’s agility. The spectacle attracts large crowds overseas. The inaugural Australian STOL Championships has been organised by Peninsula Aero Club at Tyabb and Paul Bennet Airshows, and will be held on Sunday 14 April. Pilots are coming from across Australia to try and fly a circuit with the shortest possible ground run followed by…