Do You Collect Grass Strips?

[Vlad]

Originally Posted by Canadian_JOY

What else is at Geneseo? Food? Might be a nice place to visit on another cross-border raid! :-)

Nothing within walking distance Mark. Except the Museum. If you decide on over the border raid keep me informed.

[jrs14855]

N56, 50 to the SW, claims to have a diner across the street. DSV has food across the street but no grass runway.

[Thermos]

Originally Posted by Vlad

Discovered this gem yesterday. 4,500' of manicured to Triple Tree standards grass. Geneseo NY D52.

Go back for the airshow!

https://nationalwarplanemuseum.com/airshow/

Dave

[Vlad]

Hidden Splendor Airstrip is located about 15 nm northwest of Hanksville KHVE. Its location is in the ForeFlight database and any search engine could yield a lot of information. The elevation is nearly 5,000 feet and the runway is over 2 thousand feet long. Its also wider then RV9 wingspan.





The strip and surrounding canyon rocks are eye candies.











Runway oriented NW-SE. It's very hard to determine the wind. The only windsock is torn out. So a pass or two are recommended to figure out the wind.







Very nice hiking area.








You may want to walk the runway as well to remove larger rocks from your way on takeoff.





I was there in the middle of November and it looks like a perfect time. OAT 55F with light and variable winds. Plenty of runway for a fixed pitch O-320 powered RV.





Highly recommended. If unsure you can stop, firewall the throttle, follow the canyon either way until you get enough airspeed then climb out and try again. Or come next time...

[agirard7a]

Hi Vlad. That is very cool! Man you rock. Give a shout if your ever up in the NE.
Would be very fun to fly the 9?s.

[Vlad]

Hey Al glad to hear! I'll catch you sometime after Xmas

[SuperCubDriver]

Originally Posted by Vlad

Hidden Splendor Airstrip is located about 15 nm northwest of Hanksville KHVE. Its location is in the ForeFlight database and any search engine could yield a lot of information. The elevation is nearly 5,000 feet and the runway is over 2 thousand feet long. Its also wider then RV9 wingspan.





The strip and surrounding canyon rocks are eye candies.











Runway oriented NW-SE. It's very hard to determine the wind. The only windsock is torn out. So a pass or two are recommended to figure out the wind.







Very nice hiking area.








You may want to walk the runway as well to remove larger rocks from your way on takeoff.





I was there in the middle of November and it looks like a perfect time. OAT 55F with light and variable winds. Plenty of runway for a fixed pitch O-320 powered RV.





Highly recommended. If unsure you can stop, firewall the throttle, follow the canyon either way until you get enough airspeed then climb out and try again. Or come next time...

If I only knew this before! May be on my next trip...

[Capt Sandy]

We?ll add this to airplane camping destinations, but I?m not too sure our pretty red prop cares for gravel. Let us know if you?re around Ajo sometime after mid-December.

[jeffw@sc47]

Vlad is not scared, hat's off to an explorer.

[B Cunningham]

Not sure I would want the survival situation if I cut a tire or worse there....