ORIGINAL: lopflyers
[X(]Ohhhhh, that should be awesome, a club w asphalt runway and no fees.
Oh it is! Afternoon field with a HUGE flying area over a wheatfield. It is the largest area I have flown in. I flew on HOTMAC's, in Waco,tx, last Summer and felt really cramped for space. Got used to our large open field. Of course, HOTMAC had A LOT better facilities including shade and porta pottys.
But personally, if it did not have asphault it would not bother me. I can take off and land all the planes I own from grass (well, except for my P-51 with retracts). And that is from my little electrics to my 28% Extra 260. I kinda prefer the grass. Easier on the equipment when you mess up. Also slows the big extra down quicker. You just need to check for holes occasionally. I was taxing my Extra slowly in the grass back to the pits when one side of the gear fell into a hole so big, the left wing hit the ground. You know that was a big hole for that size plane to bottom out. Glad I didn't hit it when I landed!! Darn animals.
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