Grand Canyon Caverns, Arizona? Recent experiences?

"Tony Cox" wrote in message
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| Has anyone been there recently (L37)? It's gravel,
| right? I'm worrying about scratching up my nice new
| prop.....
|

I was there last year. It is hard packed gravel. The road from the runway to
the parking lot (you park in amongst the cars) is dirt and loose gravel. I
did not scratch up my prop, but it is possible that you could. It is a risk
you take landing on any unpaved runway.

I used to fly a Dornier 228 into a gravel strip on a weekly basis, and never
noticed any damage to the props at all.

In a single-engine airplane, I can't see how the gravel would get to the
prop, unless your prop is behind the wheels or you forget to put the wheels
down before landing.

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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"Tony Cox" wrote in message
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| Has anyone been there recently (L37)? It's gravel,
| right? I'm worrying about scratching up my nice new
| prop.....
|

I was there last year. It is hard packed gravel. The road from the runway
to
the parking lot (you park in amongst the cars) is dirt and loose gravel. I
did not scratch up my prop, but it is possible that you could. It is a
risk
you take landing on any unpaved runway.