It would depend on the airfield. I don't mind landing on grass and I'd
even take off from it. Likewise I'd land on gravel in an emergency but
don't want to take off from it out of concern about damage caused by
rocks thrown up by the tires and damage to the carbon prop. I don't
want to land in an unprepared field due to the possibility of nosing
over and the fact that I wouldn't want to take off from a rough field.

Realistically speaking, it's rare to be out of gliding range of a paved
airport except for the leg between Cedar City and Minden. Very lonely
out there...

On 1/10/2017 11:55 AM, Henry wrote:
Dan Marotta wrote expansively:

though I have a very reliable engine, I never get out of
range of a safe landing field and, for me, that means
an airport.
Won't an airfield do?

--
Dan, 5J