Private air strip..... yes or no???

"just an average Farlang" wrote in
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I hope you are good enough to take off on 1000 feet of runway...

Much less than that, typically.

...I was told there is no reason any pilot cannot take off with that
amount in a plane such as a cessna. You misunderstand the context of
where you read that comment.

Really? Let's review the post I quoted:

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"just an average Farlang..." wrote in
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In Short... See original subject of message. I am trying to collect
information, (not personal feelings) as to whether a private air strip
is allowed according to federal regulations or common sense if it
known a plane cannot possibly take off with regards to a total of 2600
feet.
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Most light GA planes can easily takeoff in much less than 2600ft. What you
said and what you meant to say may not have been the same thing, but I
quoted correctly.

What was meant was that it takes more
than simply the land you lift off from to include in the total
distance needed to take off.

Gee. I hadn't thought of that. I guess that whole category in the
performance section of my plane's POH has something to do with how much
distance it takes to achieve a certain altitude then, huh?

Why don't you take your trolling someplace else? We've tried to be nice and
answer your questions politely.

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John T
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"John T" wrote in message
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What was meant was that it takes more
than simply the land you lift off from to include in the total
distance needed to take off.

Gee. I hadn't thought of that. I guess that whole category in the
performance section of my plane's POH has something to do with how much
distance it takes to achieve a certain altitude then, huh?

I can't tell whether you are being sarcastic by now, but (in case anyone
who's not a pilot is still listening; pilots know this) most POH's do. Mine
tells me the distance the ideal plane requires to break pavement, and in
addition the distance to clear the proverbial 50 foot obstacle. Perhaps
that's what Farlang had heard of.

But I admit I really don't know the difference between "land you lift off
from" and "distance needed to take off" because as far as I know breaking
free of the pavement is legally taking off. Unless there's something weird
about ground effect that I didn't know.

-- David Brooks