ORIGINAL: Miguel Santana
Miguel
Our runaway have 385 meters long x 15 meters wide (1260 x 49 feats)....to big
Is more than you normally need fr a jet, but in some circumstances had help to safe a jet in a flame out or some other bad situation.
I think 15 meter or 49~50 feet wide is the right perfect dimension.
In length? minimum.....250 meters (800 feet)
The concept when we made Hobbyland (our club name) was to have a runaway for !QUOT!all situations landings!QUOT!.....
Good luck.- [sm=thumbup.gif]
Miguel
Wow, that's some field looks brand new and built like a dream come true. Well done, Miguel! In a year I'm sure the grass will be coving all the open soil... in my opinion too long is the right way to plan a runway. Here in Colorado we fly consistently above 5,000 feet MSL so the absolute minimum length for us is 650 feet. On a hot day that puts our density altitude above 7,500 feet MSL... our best length would be 1,000 feet or more, it's just hard to find the money to do it. Dragging them in, aiming for the numbers, and preloading the brakes are standard procedures up here.
Lee H. DeMary
AMA 36099