In article , Steve Robertson wrote:
You don't need a taildragger to operate off grass - Especially 5000 feet! You
need a Bonanza. Great on on grass, great on short fields (not that yours

I second that - good strong gear, lots of power, effective flaps. A
Bonanza can be landed shorter and taken off shorter than a C172, and
copes with rough fields well (tough gear, plenty of prop clearance). But
a Bonanza is a lot more expensive to run than a C170 or Stinson 108!
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