Short 12,000 ft runway

Charles Talleyrand wrote:
Should I be worried?

-Thanks
-The Cautious Pilot


You might get spoiled by that 2 1/2 mile runway. Better plan fly to
another airport with a short runway once in a while for practice.

You're not of of those guys who land a 150 on the numbers and taxi to
the turnoff a mile away, are you? that's 3 minutes at 20 mph (is that
too fast to taxi a 150? It's been a long time). I'd have to go around.
Twice!

You're not of of those guys who land a 150 on the numbers and taxi to
the turnoff a mile away, are you? that's 3 minutes at 20 mph (is that
too fast to taxi a 150? It's been a long time). I'd have to go around.
Twice!

I went flying today. I landed by the 7,000 foot marker and still had a
half mile taxi. It would be more effecient if I would land at the
10,000 foot marker but my brain cannot do it! I cannot let more than
7,000 feet of runway pass below me without making contact.

I can appreciate that, Charles. At my home base I'm comfortable flying
an approach to a point 1500 feet before my turnoff (that's in a
Mooney), but on other fields I approach closer to the threshold end
then add enough power to fly 10 feet above the centerline until the
turnoff is close enough to cut the power and enter the flair. I figure,
it's an airplane, I'd rather fly than drive. The other reality for me
is, home base is pretty busy, I like to get out of the way pretty fast.

The highest priority is always safe flying, I think what you're doing
is (marginally) safer than what I do. It's that old truism, isn't it,
about runway behind or altitude above?

Tony wrote:

I can appreciate that, Charles. At my home base I'm comfortable flying
an approach to a point 1500 feet before my turnoff (that's in a
Mooney), but on other fields I approach closer to the threshold end
then add enough power to fly 10 feet above the centerline until the
turnoff is close enough to cut the power and enter the flair. I figure,
it's an airplane, I'd rather fly than drive. The other reality for me
is, home base is pretty busy, I like to get out of the way pretty fast.

You want to practice and actually learn something? Then turn your base
at midfield. Find an instersection or something identifiable and make
that the end of the runway. I learned a long time ago that when
practicing for the engine out landing never turn base past the threshold
of the runway of any runway that is 2000 feet or more.

An aeroclub I once was a member of had a C-152 with a VSTOL kit
attached. Wing cuffs, aileron gap sealer, wing tips, and maybe more
mods. It would glide well below the book stall speed. I recall that
plane was very easy to plant the wheels wherever you wanted. Just fly
with the stall warning horn buzzing just a foot or two above the runway
and pull the throttle.

It gave new meaning to landing on the numbers. I would fly till the
nose was at the threshold, pull the throttle, slam on the brakes, and
at a full stop the tail of the plane would still be over the runway
numbers!