Jay Honeck wrote:
I confess to not knowing enough about the Comanche's gear to
comment. Is it
that they *can't* or that they *won't* fly into a soft field?

There is nothing inherent about the Comanche landing gear that
would prevent it from using a turf runway. When you start talking
about a "soft" field... how soft? The "softness" of the field
would be of equal concern to any tri-cycle gear airplaine with
small wheels.

The hight of any grass or brush on the runway would be more
of a concern to a retract because of the gear doors hanging
down. I know that Mooneys are notorious for not being very
friendly to fields with vegitation because the doors are so
close to the ground when the gear is down.