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Old 08-30-2011, 09:20 PM
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Default RE: Great Planes Extra 300 GP/EP

Our field & grounds are surrounded by brush that gets 6-7 foot tall & doesn't get cut down by either LA City Parks & Rec or the ARMY Corps of Engineers (true owners). One side of our runway has this brush beginning at about 12 inches parallel. Both ends have it up to the end of the paved runway. I've clipped brush landing several times & had to do LG Block repairs, even though I've toughened it. We all have had to do various others because of brush.

So... Just a "thing to live with", along with our 10 mph+ winds. Which aren't too bad compared to other places guys have written about in their posts.
The Extra is pretty good in 10 mph winds, but gets a little hairy to land when it's kept light-weight & the wind starts to increase in gusts.