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10-28-2012, 06:14 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Delta, CO/Atlin, BC
Posts: 2,391
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What is this "grass" of which you speak? I thought there were only two types of runways, paved and dirt....
Greg
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10-28-2012, 06:43 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: USA
Posts: 3,179
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There is also Bermuda Grass, Blue Grass, Fescue, ...
... oh, I almost forgot "weeds".
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10-28-2012, 07:28 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SC
Posts: 12,887
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I'm sure I missed some but here is a list of the ones I remember:
Wilsons - E40
Pea Patch Aerodrome - 61GA
Long Island - NC26
Capitol Airport - 02C
Williamsport - SC86
Hop-Along - 12VA
Baldwin Municipal Airport - 7D3
Hawks Meadow - 07NC
Triple Tree - SC00
Laneys - N92
Bradford Field - NC05
Mallard's Landing - GA04
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Bill R.
RV-9 (Yes, it's a dragon tail)
O-360 w/ dual P-mags
Build the plane you want, not the plane others want you to build!
SC86 - Easley, SC
www.repucci.com/bill/baf.html
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10-28-2012, 07:51 PM
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fugio ergo sum
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Carlsbad, NM
Posts: 1,912
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Quote:
Originally Posted by YellerDaisy
I do. New Mexico isn't known for it's "grass" so more like dirt, gravel, weed, and "plowed path" strips for me...
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Yep, not many grass strips in New Mexico and the SW. I bet I have landed on fewer than 10 in my life.
Now, dirt and gravel with ruts, wash-outs, yep. County roads, pastures -- plenty of that.
My RV friend Tom Benedict's place is an exception as to condition. Beautiful smooth dirt strip.

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Larry Pardue
Carlsbad, NM
RV-6 N441LP Flying
Last edited by n5lp : 10-28-2012 at 07:54 PM.
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10-29-2012, 07:00 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 120
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The majority (98%) of my flying back in the UK was off of grass.
It was considered that an airport having tarmac thought itself to be an 'International'. therefore officious, unfriendly and expensive. I'd agree with that.
Grass, the only way to go flying.
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A Brit in Texas
RV8 N886LH (Reserved) BuNo 83320
Collecting books/info/tools.
Tail kit arrived! 9/30/2012
Construction started
"The engine's overheating, and so am I! Either we stand down, or blow up! Now which do you want?" Sqn Ldr Canfield.
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10-29-2012, 08:07 AM
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VAF Moderator / Line Boy
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Dayton, NV
Posts: 12,256
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Like many here, there's no way I could count them all....back when I learned to fly in a J-3, we never used the pavement at Anoka County (KANE) - it wore out tires too quickly! We used the huge under run area - it was as big as any old-fashioned "airfield" in the early part of aviation's history, and we used it in any direction.
Better than that though, the area north of the airport for ten or twenty miles was used extensively for sod farms - I can't begin to count the number of "practice" engine-outs that ended up as a touch and go on the sod - the farmers never seemed to mind, and we could fly from one field to the next, touching down on virgin grass....
Paul
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Editor at Large - KITPLANES Magazine
RV-8 - N188PD - "Valkyrie"
RV-6 (By Marriage) - N164MS - "Mikey"
RV-3B - N13PL - "Tsamsiyu"
A&P, EAA Tech Counselor/Flight Advisor
Dayton Valley Airpark (A34)
http://Ironflight.com
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10-29-2012, 08:07 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 1,647
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Finley Atherton
My favourite would be Langley Park in Perth Australia which is a recreational park right next to the CBD which was turned into an airfield for a weekend fly in last year.
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Hey, my hometown. I was there on the day, but only as a spectator. However, if they ever hold another fly-in, mine may be the first RV-12 to ever land there. 
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RV-12LR 912ULS
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10-29-2012, 10:54 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Bennington, Vermont USA
Posts: 1,301
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Hudson Valley
Home field - Chapin 1B8, Garnsey B04, Argyle 1C3 on on the island - August NK17.
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10-29-2012, 02:44 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Bennington, Vermont USA
Posts: 1,301
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vlad
Jim,
Question about NK17. Did you call somebody for permission to land?
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I tagged along with couple of guys in Cubs who know the operator. You probably should call otherwise. Great place. A hangar full of float planes plus old cars and motor bikes.
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10-29-2012, 02:52 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Belleville
Posts: 306
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49clipper
Too many to count. I live on a grass strip and my record to date (for shortness) is 900'. tight, but doable in my RV-6. Been landing on grass for 35+ yrs.
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