Peter Duniho wrote:



Sure, there's more wear and tear on the airplane. But you don't get an
airplane suitable for rough, short, unpaved operations and then avoid those
situations so that you can save on maintenance costs.

Right. I finally had to put the rubber abrasion boots on the tail
because of the dings from rocks, bushes and branches. We have a whole
group of guys and a couple women who like to play off road. I've helped
friends take branches out of the tails of their Cubs. There's a reason
right there metal is better than fabric. Another friend taxiied his J5
into this huge hole and bent the prop. We pounded the prop back
relatively straight with a wooden wheel chock and about a 5 pound
hammer. It kills me that people are worried about getting a nick in the
prop. If that's you then stay on pavement in your little wimpy Brand P.