Wayne, The highest runway I have flown off was Evanston, WY elevation 7200'. I land fast on high strips. I take off fast on high strips. You have low engine power to give if you start to settle in slow on landing or take off. One mountain flying rule I use I would like to share with the group is if I'm at 5000' elevation I want a 5000' paved airstrip to land at. 7000 elevation 7000 paved airstrip. Whatever elevation you are at is how long a paved airstrip you should have. 3000' elevation 3000' airstrip. I have thousands of hours in mountain flying following this rule and I'm still here to tell stories. When I took off of Evanston, WY I was by myself & full of fuel in a Alon I rolled almost 5000'. I could have taken off a 5000' airstrip at that altitude but it's to close. Once you leave the ground at that elevation the plane only climbes 75 fpm if that!!! gene
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I don't know the answer to Nathan's question (cross wind handling on a not > dry runway), but when he said he flies from an airport at 6800 feet, I > immediately wonder what is his ground speed at touch down on a calm day. > Must be pretty high. How does that affect our coupe's great crosswind > capability? Wayne N3544H, Shelton, WA
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