How to land on a grass airstrip

The grass strip I regularly fly in and out of is irrigated. Nice smooth
and green in the summer here in no rain Texas.

Matt Whiting wrote:

drclive wrote:

All,

My goodness, this is great I searched in Google and in my books and I
couldn't find a lot of info on the matter, then I decided to try the
forum and then... bum... 112 posts, I really appreciated all answers,
it makes me think that the subject is not as simple as I though. I have
only 90hours in my log and only 12 hours solo, most of them in a
Diamond katana DV20 and never land in any other surface than asphalt. I
think I'm going to invest in one hour CFI, to get the minimum
knowledge transfer and then try it myself. Thank again for all the
answers.


Enjoy. Nothing like a well maintained grass strip on a warm summer day!

Just be sure to report back here with your experience.


Matt

Howdy!

In article ,
Ross Richardson wrote:
In the UK lawyers are called barristers. There may be a further
distinction. I sat in on a trial for fun while in London on business.
They had the wigs, robes and all. Very eloquent speaking. Not like our
US TV shows.

Barristers practice law before the bar -- that is, in court. Solicitors
practice law, but do not appear in court. The distinction is peculiar
to the UK. In the US, lawyers is lawyers.

yours,
Michael


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Matt Whiting wrote:

What is a barrister? Is that anything like a lawyer or attorney? :-)

It's the job title given to those employees behind the counter at Starbucks
who serve you your double decaf, soy milk latte.

--
Peter

Michael Houghton schrieb:

Barristers practice law before the bar -- that is, in court. Solicitors
practice law, but do not appear in court. The distinction is peculiar
to the UK. In the US, lawyers is lawyers.

Actually, this distinction is not peculiar to the UK at all but exists
in many countries.

Stefan

It was just a misconception I had until later in my training. I think
it was probably because there are significant differences in the
procedures (holding nose off vs, keep nose on the ground as much as
possible), they're tested separately in the PTS, and I didn't really
have a good practice strip for short/soft fields. My Instructor (aka my
Dad) did a good job explaining the need to combine techniques, I just
didn't get it until later on.

Chris

Matt Whiting wrote:
Chris G. wrote:

3) A misconception I had was that you performed EITHER a soft-field
landing OR a short-field landing, but not a COMBINATION of the two.
Realize that if you land at an airstrip that is rough, but hard, you may
want to still use soft-field techniques. If it is short, but soft,
combine short- AND soft- field techniques.

Absolutely. You do what is needed for the circumstances at hand. If a
strip is both short and soft, then you need to use both techniques. What
originally gave you the idea that you shouldn't combine the two
techniques? My primary instructor had me practice the combination often
as many soft fields are also short fields.


Matt

In article ,
(Michael Houghton) wrote:

Howdy!

In article ,
Ross Richardson wrote:
In the UK lawyers are called barristers. There may be a further
distinction. I sat in on a trial for fun while in London on business.
They had the wigs, robes and all. Very eloquent speaking. Not like our
US TV shows.

Barristers practice law before the bar -- that is, in court. Solicitors
practice law, but do not appear in court. The distinction is peculiar
to the UK. In the US, lawyers is lawyers.

Of course, the term "solicitor," by coincidence(?) applies, also, to the
"world's oldest profession." Anybody see any similarities there?

Ol' chap

I do believe I heard someone describe it that way to me and I forgot.
For those Yanks that would like to understand the Queen's language check
this out. http://www.hps.com/~tpg/ukdict/

Cheers,

Ross

Michael Houghton wrote:

Howdy!

In article ,
Ross Richardson wrote:

In the UK lawyers are called barristers. There may be a further
distinction. I sat in on a trial for fun while in London on business.
They had the wigs, robes and all. Very eloquent speaking. Not like our
US TV shows.


Barristers practice law before the bar -- that is, in court. Solicitors
practice law, but do not appear in court. The distinction is peculiar
to the UK. In the US, lawyers is lawyers.

yours,
Michael

For those who do not check it out, here are the definitions;

BARRISTER n. 1. A specialist trial lawyer, who may appear before the
higher courts, as opposed to your common garden-variety SOLICITOR, who
generally may not. BARRISTERS may not join a firm of other lawyers. They
must practice the law completely independently, but may be grouped
together to share office expenses such as telephones etc., however,
their practices may not overlap in any manner. These restrictions do not
apply to SOLICITORS.

BARRISTERS cannot tout for business and tradition has it that a
BARRISTER is not really employed at all. He offers his services as a
gesture, and if, in gratitude, you want to slip him a few SOVEREIGNS as
an honorarium, he has, even today, a pocket on the back of his gown into
which you may discreetly deposit the cash.

SOLICITOR n. 1. Your basic everyday lawyer who handles most any kind of
legal service like contracts, wills and represents you in lower courts.
However, if you get in serious trouble, you will need a BARRISTER.

Ross
KSWI

Ross Richardson wrote:

In the UK lawyers are called barristers. There may be a further
distinction. I sat in on a trial for fun while in London on business.
They had the wigs, robes and all. Very eloquent speaking. Not like our
US TV shows.

You have a bizarre idea of fun! :-)

I participated in a trial once many years ago as a juror. It lessened
my already low opinion of the American justice system.


Matt

Stefan wrote:

Michael Houghton schrieb:

Barristers practice law before the bar -- that is, in court. Solicitors
practice law, but do not appear in court. The distinction is peculiar
to the UK. In the US, lawyers is lawyers.


Actually, this distinction is not peculiar to the UK at all but exists
in many countries.

But in the UK, it is peculiar. :-)


Matt