Grass can be long, short and even cut grass is a possible
problem since it can be trapped inside of wheel pants.
Animals live in grass and often dig holes or burrow and make
soft spots. In the winter, long grass can poke up through a
foot of snow and look OK.
A good, well maintained grass runway is a joy to land on.
It is mowed and raked, rolled and smoother than a golf
fairway.
Wet grass has very poor braking action. But a tail dragger
with a skid uses the grass as a brake.

Always call ahead if possible and find out about the current
condition of the grass and any problem spots. Always do a
soft field landing. Always do a low pass to look for
anything in or under the grass that could be a problem.

When you get there, walk the strip on foot.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

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