Performing a flight on a light engine aircraft, the pilot surprisingly avoided an excessively hard landing, having managed to start the engine a few meters before contacting the ground.

The American Chad Barber, an amateur pilot, practiced the execution of loops, barrels and other aerobatics stunts on his own Pitts biplane over Coral Springs in Florida, but soon enough he had to demonstrate all the skills learned in practice: during the performance of the next aerobatic figure at the airplane the power unit refused.

Barbera's biplane bent nose down and began to sharply lose altitude. The pilot did not lose his head in an extreme situation and immediately began to accept attempts to restart the failed engine. In the end, his actions led to success - the plane got out of the bank, and began to glide to the runway.

The pilot was already ready for a hard landing, but after 45 seconds of planning he managed to restart the engine. Seeing that a hard landing will be avoided, the American could not restrain his emotions and let out a joyful yell.

Soon he planted his biplane without incident.

Later, the pilot said that he immediately guessed what exactly happened: "It happened because I spent too much fuel, and the engine stopped to receive its required amount of work. "At first I could not believe what was happening: the motor had" spat "before, but never refused." He noted that he was able to get out of the difficult situation due to his experience: "I would like to say that all the years of flights have prepared me for such troubles , but as practice shows, you can not be completely prepared for such surprises. Therefore, they are called "surprises". Fortunately, I managed not to fall into despair and keep calm. It really helped me in making decisions. "