[8D] Bob and Dave...thanks
Hey Chuck...telling a non-conformist that he would be ex-communicated is like waving a red flag in front of a bull...
Besides...it ain't like one would be doing an irreversable change to anything. It would be more like half a dozen flights or so, to get used to the airplane, engines, etc.
Would you like to land a Q40 on an 800' grass strip? Don't think it'd be easy...but do-able (?)
I have a feeling that if you didn't get your approach just riiight, it would be real easy to over-shoot.
Don't forget, we're not talking (at least I'm not ) about any kind of actual racing, or rule book, etc. so it would just be flying a fast airplane, with a bit of a "peace of mind" factor or option when it comes time to think about landing.
(CP, you kind of make it sound like I wanna draw a mustache on the Mona Lisa
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