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There would have to be some really strong wind in the opposite direction, so relative to the ground the plane speed is 10 knots, but it's airspeed is >100 knots. Demonstration: https://v.redd.it/8ejvh30f9d081

The second and third videos are shot head on so you can't really tell the speed

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This video was obviously shot in very windy conditions, but 100kt airspeed is wildly wrong. We're talking about a class of planes where 100kt is a typical cruising speed, with maximum speeds not much higher. With stall speeds like 37kt or less (before accounting for ground effect), landing with a ground speed of 10kt doesn't require a hurricane-force headwind. See eg. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_PA-18_Super_Cub#Specific... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CubCrafters_CC11-160_Carbon_Cu...

Yeah I think the super stols might be down to like 25 knots

A (mostly) stock Cessna 182 lands at around 70kts - these stol comp aircraft are down below 40. I can slow flight my 182 down to 40ish on a clean day.

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