In article
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Mark wrote:

These planes I like such as the Arion lightning and
the LSA SportCruiser show take-off and landing rolls
in the 500 ft range. I have to imagine this, while
technically may be true, is for advertising purposes.

I mean, would you put an airstrip in your yard
with only 1100 ft, even without a 50 ft obstruction
for say...a Cessna 172 or a fast light sport plane?

A quick survey of my local sectional shows a great number of 1500-1800ft
private strips around where I fly. Not quite 1100ft, but in the same
neighborhood.

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