Short field at 2600 feet? There aren't really any obstructions either.

The small lake on the East side of the airport on approach to rwy 26 gets
your attention, but doesn't really interfere. Just powerlines on the West
side of the field.

I get apprehensive on grass just because it is out of the ordinary but there
aren't too many longer grass runways. It really is a nice place to land and
enjoy dinner.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Light winds, sunny skies, warm temperatures, the smell of freshly mown
grass and moist earth. God almighty, there is no better place on earth
than Iowa in spring!

Today Mary and I made our first pilgrimage of the year to Amana's little
grass strip, located a whopping 18 miles (or so) from Iowa City.

Chuckle if you must, but flying into Amana (the biggest of the "Amana
Colonies") is a wonderful way to spend a day. The strip is located within
easy walking distance of outstanding restaurants, a microbrewery, a woolen
mill that's been in continuous operation since 1859, a clock shop, a real,
working blacksmith, and a zillion other old world shops that make the
place unique.

Mary took the outbound leg, which meant she was first to deal with that
little grass strip. Her pattern was large and patient -- always a good
approach to a really short field, IMHO -- but her final approach was a bit
steep and fast. To compensate she blew the third notch of flaps, ended up
a tad slow, and we "arrived" in a picture-perfect (if firm) short-short
field approach. If she had buried the brakes, we could've been stopped in
less than 500 feet.