Foxbat A22 microlight airplane lands on a ship at sea, and then takes off again. Very narrow deck with high obstructions at both ends - definitely not recommended!

Location: English Channel.  Pilot's comments: "With footage of six cameras including inside the aircraft. Whilst filming a plane flying close to a cargo ship that already had the nickname "aircraft carrier" due to its unique features, the "just in case something goes wrong" flat area for emergency landings just looks too good, so I cannot restrain myself and get away with landing on the moving ship. Tom and Albert save the day by courageously helping me to take off, as the deck was slippery with salt spray. What is misleading is that control is perfect at several metres above the deck but as soon as you get a metre or two above the deck to land 1) there is curlover turbulence coming off the bow and sides 2) you have only some visual reference like the mast in front (which appears very close indeed); the deck under you is not visible as it is too narrow. I won't do it again unless an aircraft carrier would invite me (please do!). But it worked - thanks to an amazing aircraft, the STOL Aeroprakt Foxbat A22. The ship was sailing at 9 knots speed over ground, the true windspeed was 14 knots, combined just under the full flap stall speed with just myself in the plane and full long range fueltanks. Thanks everyone for the help ! The ship is a 3,500 tonne multipurpose vessel with a total length 93 metres, deck in front of bridge 60 metres x 15 metres. The ship, due to its unique design, has twice the deck space of conventional ships of the same tonnage."

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