I agree.  Check out two additional items.  While he is flying down the runway, on his side, slow down the video and check out the angle of the rudder.  It’s straight, rather than cranked all the way to the left as it would have to be to maintain that upward angle.  Also, compare the relative focus of the grass and surroundings versus the plane after the landing.  The plane is crisp while the background, even the background at the same focal length as the plane, is fuzzy.


On 10/31/08 9:10 AM, "Tom Gourley" <tom.gourley@verizon.net> wrote:

Entertaining, but fake.  If nothing else the sudden transition from vertical to on the ground on all three gear, stopped in about 100', and no damage to the rest of the plane tells the tale.  Notice that when the pilot opens the canopy the camera angle is such that you can't tell if the right wing is missing or not.  Also, there's no mention of it on Aero-News or AVweb.  If you search on "killathrill", the name on the plane, there are multiple web sites that say this is a viral ad for Killathrill, a clothing company.

Tom Gourley