Alaska Dispatch

Thought you might like to see what kind of aviation-related stunts they do in Prince George, Canada.

You have seen hundreds of float planes come and go . . . but bet you haven't seen one take off like this.

The video was taken at the Prince George airport . . . you have probably heard in "aviation lore" about all sorts of things pilots have attempted with airplanes. Well, be prepared to witness one of them.

When a floatplane is landed on the grass and taken to the hangar for maintenance, obviously it has to depart once again. Landing a floatplane on grass is easier than becoming airborne on grass. This is where a dolly comes in.

Put the aircraft on a dolly, fire it up, and, once a certain speed is attained, push the throttle to "Warp Factor 9", and you are airborne, leaving the dolly behind, on the runway.

Get ready, here is how the good people at Hill Aircraft Service Ltd. in Prince George accomplish a "dolly take-off"!