Bushy wrote:
"Errol Cavit" wrote in message
...

The below article talks about landing a Herk on a strip in the back of
beyond in Afghanistan.
'The strip, composed of dirt, rock and gravel, is about 8 thousand feet

long

with a five-degree bend


bend? dont you mean slope?

in the centerline. Its elevation is nearly 8500 feet

in the air."


in the air? Is the runway floating in the air is it?


I'm curious as to how much of a challenge a 5deg bend is to handle in
something like a Herk.


a 5% slope? Easy as ****


Cheers




Bushy: slowly and carefully re-read Errol's original post, note the fact
that he quoted directly from the article on the NZDF website, and you'll
realise that the only foolish post was yours, not Errol's.
Dom