June is busting out all over!

In article ,
"John Gaquin" wrote:

I used to instruct at Norwood years ago and would take students to Marlboro
just to show them what the book was talking about. I love the place. Still
there, and apparently healthy.

too bad we lost tewmac. :-(

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Bob Noel
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Jay Honeck wrote:

Short field at 2600 feet? There aren't really any obstructions either.

Sounds like Jay needs to be recalibrated. :-)


I know -- it really *is* pathetic.

We used to fly out of C89 in Wisconsin -- 2300' x 30' -- in an
underpowered Cherokee 140.

Now, after 9 years of having three long, wide runways, we're so spoiled
that a 2600 foot grass strip seems "short" to us...

Oh, well -- we haven't lost it entirely. We only used less than half
of it to land, and maybe 3/5ths of the available runway to depart!

There's still hope! :-)

Matt

John Gaquin wrote:

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message news:rR_fg.9222

The only airport that caused me apprehension was Marlboro, MA in my 182.
The runway is less than 1700' in length and has trees at both ends and


I used to instruct at Norwood years ago and would take students to Marlboro
just to show them what the book was talking about. I love the place. Still
there, and apparently healthy.

http://www.airnav.com/airport/9B1

Yes, it is a nice little airport. I only flew in once on a business
trip when we had a facility in Marlboro, but it would be a great place
to take students as you did. It is one thing to practice short field
technique on a 5,000 runway with clear approach and departure and quite
another to do it when it matters.

If it wasn't for knowing that Cessna said my 182 could take off in much
less than 1700' and clear a 50' obstacle, I'd probably not have
attempted a takeoff at Marlboro after lining up and looking at those
trees. They sure looked close and tall!

I'll admit to not looking at them again after beginning the takeoff roll
until I was in the air. I was afraid watching them get closer would
make me want to abort! :-)

The good thing is that the 182 is a pretty decent short-field performer,
especially once you get it into the air. I'm still amazed that it will
climb out at something like 61 MPH with takeoff flaps set. I may be a
little off on the speed as I'm going from 6 year-old memory, but it is
quite slow for an airplane that size and the deck angle is truly impressive.


Matt

Bob Noel wrote:

In article ,
"John Gaquin" wrote:


I used to instruct at Norwood years ago and would take students to Marlboro
just to show them what the book was talking about. I love the place. Still
there, and apparently healthy.


too bad we lost tewmac. :-(


What was tewmac?

Matt

In article ,
Matt Whiting wrote:

I used to instruct at Norwood years ago and would take students to Marlboro
just to show them what the book was talking about. I love the place.
Still
there, and apparently healthy.

too bad we lost tewmac. :-(

What was tewmac?

a small airport between KBED and KLWM in Mass. Famous (or infamous)
for its 28' wide runway (or was it 26'?)

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message news:7b7gg.9229


What was tewmac?

a small airport in Tewksbury, MA, right on Rt 38.

http://www.tewksburyhistoricalsociet...s/tew-mac.html

pleasant place to go, little restaurant, nice folks. adequate length, but
very narrow. good place to teach centerline control. i would take people
over there in a 310. actually, no problem as long as you stayed on center.
runway was about 24 ft wide, so in a 310 you'd have about 5 ft each side of
the mains, iirc.

Bob Noel wrote:

In article ,
Matt Whiting wrote:


I used to instruct at Norwood years ago and would take students to Marlboro
just to show them what the book was talking about. I love the place.
Still
there, and apparently healthy.

too bad we lost tewmac. :-(

What was tewmac?


a small airport between KBED and KLWM in Mass. Famous (or infamous)
for its 28' wide runway (or was it 26'?)

That is pretty narrow. I think the narrowest I've landed on was around
40'. Personally, though, I prefer more length to more width. :-)

Unless the cross wind is really gusty, 30' is plenty of runway width.


Matt

John Gaquin wrote:

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message news:7b7gg.9229

What was tewmac?


a small airport in Tewksbury, MA, right on Rt 38.

http://www.tewksburyhistoricalsociet...s/tew-mac.html

Yes, very sad...


Matt