Proptop wrote
Would you like to land a Q40 on an 800' grass strip? Don't think it'd be easy...but do-able (?)
800' is very do-able. Do not be intimidated by top speed numbers. The grass field I practice on is 500' long. In the summer I have to come in over corn, I have not overshot yet. I lose height with a couple of circles and then run straight in. A Q40 will slow down to a comfortable landing speed.
I have to practice by myself. Launching from grass can be a bit of an adventure but one gets the hang of it. I have to get up and away quickly to miss the bushes. See picture.
Coming in over the corn can be fun as well. See picture.
Ed S
P.S. I did not take the pictures!!