Gliders typically land on turf strips. Talk with the operators and look at
their tire sizes, etc. There are FAA documents that spec out requirements
for an "official" landing strip. One caution: gopher holes. They are hard
to see while landing and can give the plane a nasty bump.


"jsmith" wrote in message ...
Use the biggest tires (tyres) available for your aircraft

Bushy wrote:

In the real world all the time. I land on dirt runways that are
anywhere from 1000 feet long to 5000 feet long in my 182. Your
landing
technique depends on what the actual conditions are when you land.


How soft can you go? I'm looking at purchasing (or homebuilding)
something
to operate from my farm. I have 1000 feet avavialbe that I can clean up
the
rest of the rocks and clear the trees at the end, but it was cultivated
for
many years before I purchased it.

The soil is rich red clay based loam that turns to "swallow the car
muck"
when it gets a good rain, but with a grass cover and light rain it is
just a
little slippery.....

There is a guideline for home strips from Aussie Gov. that recommends a
light truck leaving about an inch of depression in the surface being a
cut-off for flying onto, but maybe I should just invest in a good set of
skis or floats for when it gets heavy? ;)

Peter