The Avid Flyer is a homebuilt aircraft capable of very short take off and landings. My particular Avid Flyer is a "C Model" and is powered by a Rotax 582. It has the long STOL wings and epitomizes the STOL aircraft performance. I built it over a period of about 3 years, spending about 900 hours on the construction.
Here is a picture on my homefield, the Flying Ten Airport in Archer, Florida. It is a grass strip with a length of 3600 foot.
Yes - it does fly. Here is my Avid in flight over the beautiful Suwannee river. The photo was taken by my friend Mike Hart from his Piper Tripacer (power back & flaps down!). Sorry it looks so small - but we're not really formation flyers and don't feel comfortable when our planes are too close!
Typical Cruise !
Left downwind at the Flying Ten:
And, on Final approach, runway 18 (with a crab into the crosswind)