RE: building a landing strip
I doubt our clubs grass strip is much more than 25 feet wide and 250 feet long. A Trainer type landed a bit fast and long will use it all up really quick. But Ive found a trainer landed at the right speed needs only 30 or so feet to stop. We have a barbed wire fence at one end, about 30 feet from the start of the strip and about 50-80 feet from the other end, 15-20 foot trees. My 40 size CAP232 will get off it easily but a fast landing if not right at the end will use it up real quick. Most guys have no trouble though but we have only a few larger scale models, one Patty Wagstaff extra that I know of has to land right at the start of the strip or he goes around.