N941WR
Legacy Member
Today a friend posted this video of a Cessna landing on Fisher Island, NY. (Looks like a cool destination.) This runway is 2300? long and with a headwind, it shouldn?t be a problem for anyone.
It just cracks me up when people call 2300' a "short runway". Here is a link to where I did my first flight and kept the plane for four years. The only reason I moved was so I could get a better hangar. (The comments on this thread were disabled because the pilot got so much sh#$ from people (not me) about his landing and five mile final.) You can see the 1/2 way marker pass by just as he touches down.
What do you consider a short runway for your RV? (or other plane?)
For me, 1800 is short but I?ve done 1600? with the -9.
It just cracks me up when people call 2300' a "short runway". Here is a link to where I did my first flight and kept the plane for four years. The only reason I moved was so I could get a better hangar. (The comments on this thread were disabled because the pilot got so much sh#$ from people (not me) about his landing and five mile final.) You can see the 1/2 way marker pass by just as he touches down.
What do you consider a short runway for your RV? (or other plane?)
For me, 1800 is short but I?ve done 1600? with the -9.