Video: Flying Is Taking Off from the Back of a Truck

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  • A reader captured "incredible footage" of a Super Cub floatplane performing an unusual "dry takeoff" from Pineville Airport, assisted by a pickup truck.
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Flying reader David Lewis recently captured this incredible footage of a Super Cub on floats taking off from Louisiana’s Pineville Airport with a little help from some friends in their pickup truck. If you’ve never witnessed a dry floatplane takeoff like this, it’s a must-see.

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