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Old June 18th 08, 07:20 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Darkwing wrote:
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From: Dudley Henriques

I hate to second guess another pilot who was there and actually had the
accident, but depending on where he was when he lost the engine, my
initial question would be why he crashed at all having a 2000 foot grass
strip to land on. I'm puzzled. If he had any time at all to plan a dead
engine approach into such a strip, he should have made it in there with
no issues at all with a Bo.
Well, throwing another WAG into the mix..............
The guy may have been nervous about a 2000' grass strip and just
flown the approach as a poor short/soft field landing. I'm amazed,
nowadays,
at the number of pilots who have never landed on a grass strip.
He may have tried waaaay to hard to put it down on the end of the
strip...and
came up short.



Where I rent we have to sign a release saying that we will not land on any
grass strips, the only time I even landed on a grass strip was in a
neighbors Decathlon when I was just a kid.



What a shame. They can be a lot of fun.



As they used to say in the 1960s: "There's nothing like good grass!"

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Old June 18th 08, 09:59 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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"terry" wrote in message
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master switch off


Only when you are done with everything electrical! (flaps, radio, etc. etc)


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Old June 18th 08, 10:03 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Darkwing wrote:


Where I rent we have to sign a release saying that we will not land on any
grass strips, the only time I even landed on a grass strip was in a
neighbors Decathlon when I was just a kid.


I wonder what the reasons are for that restriction. I can understand why
they wouldn't want you landing on a random patch of grass somewhere, but
public airports with grass strips don't strike me as being inherently
dangerous. A well mowed grass strip doesn't even require much in the way of
soft field procedures.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

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Old June 18th 08, 10:15 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:45:00 -0500, Ross wrote
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They can be a lot of fun.


What makes turf airstrips fun?

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Old June 18th 08, 10:28 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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On Jun 19, 6:59*am, "Vaughn Simon"
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"terry" wrote in message

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master switch off


* *Only when you are done with everything electrical! *(flaps, radio, etc. etc)


flaps sure, that will likely be the last thing electrical I will be
using. I dont think I will be worrying about radio on final.... unless
someone knows the frequency for god?
Terry
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Old June 18th 08, 11:10 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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"terry" wrote in message
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I dont think I will be worrying about radio on final.... unless
someone knows the frequency for god?


...or some clueless one starts to taxi onto the runway in front of you?
Also, your impromptu appearance in the pattern is liable to disrupt and/or
confuse other traffic. Yes, others will do whatever it takes to clear the way
for you, but far better to not give up the option of communication until you are
sure it will not be needed and/or can't help the situation.

Vaughn


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Old June 19th 08, 12:29 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Larry Dighera wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:45:00 -0500, Ross wrote
in :

They can be a lot of fun.


What makes turf airstrips fun?


I believe he means that, as a general rule, it's their locations that make
them more fun than paved ones.
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Old June 19th 08, 03:50 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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In article ,
Jim Logajan wrote:

Larry Dighera wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:45:00 -0500, Ross wrote
in :

They can be a lot of fun.


What makes turf airstrips fun?


I believe he means that, as a general rule, it's their locations that make
them more fun than paved ones.


Also, a well-maintained sod strip gives you the smoothest landings
possible. I landed once eat Leeward air Ranch and could not tell I had
landed until the plane started slowing down. It is one of the smoothest
strips I have ever landed on.

Also, grass runways cut tire and brake wear WAY down!

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Old June 19th 08, 04:05 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:50:25 -0400, Orval Fairbairn
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Also, grass runways cut tire and brake wear WAY down!


I would expect sod strips to be ideal for learning to master landing a
tail-wheeled aircraft.

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Old June 19th 08, 04:23 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Larry Dighera wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:50:25 -0400, Orval Fairbairn
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Also, grass runways cut tire and brake wear WAY down!


I would expect sod strips to be ideal for learning to master landing a
tail-wheeled aircraft.

In checking pilots out in a Pitts, I always had them use the grass first
and get REALLY proficient with the roll out behavior of the airplane
before sending them on to a hard surface. Grass was MADE for a Pitts! :-))

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