Shortest Runway You've Landed On?
04-02-2009, 04:31 AM
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3000' x 60' clay/dirt strip in a C-130E Hercules....at about 140,000 pounds...
I have landed on a highway in Saudi Arabi.... the paved surface was 38' wide they graded the edges just in case..... oh yea...same Herky bird!!!
I have landed on a highway in Saudi Arabi.... the paved surface was 38' wide they graded the edges just in case..... oh yea...same Herky bird!!!
04-02-2009, 04:39 AM
#12
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may not be the shortest but it may be the most narrow:
AirNav: 7D5 - Priebe Airport
18ft wide although it was in a cub plenty of room to spare....
AirNav: 7D5 - Priebe Airport
18ft wide although it was in a cub plenty of room to spare....
04-02-2009, 05:56 AM
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YouTube - Short Landing and Take-off Piper Cub
Not a field, but I'd say these guys need about 50 feet
Not a field, but I'd say these guys need about 50 feet
04-02-2009, 06:36 AM
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the sectional says 1500' for 9VG9, but i'm skeptical. either way it's one way in and out - good fun. another one i used all the time with my champ says 2000' and that's a load of $%!#! wouldn't you think the sectionals would err on the side of safety? maybe they just don't care to be as accurate for private strips...
04-02-2009, 06:38 AM
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04-02-2009, 07:00 AM
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