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Ron Hynes wrote:
> Hey man, let's see you drop your
[Ercoupe] flaps for a
> soft field or a short field landing on ice covered
runways.
> How about a very short field take off, especially on
ice
> coated runways ????
> na na na na just joking
Ron,
Been there, done that! You remind me
of the fun days.
I bought my Coupe in January, 1979.
That’s the winter we had a huge amount of snow near
The snow pack on our runway was probably a
foot or two thick and somewhat polished – in spots. The runway had
started about 100’ wide but each successive snow couldn’t be pushed
past the previous ridgeline of plowed snow so the runway got narrower and
narrower. By the beginning of February, when I made my first Coupe
flights, the runways were maybe 50-60’ wide, bordered by white, lumpy
concrete ridges about 10’ high.
Since the runway was down to a bit less
than 1800’ usable, you can understand that precise approach control
important. My first three (no instructor with me) Coupe landings were,
even so, right on the money. There are benefits to doing your last 20
hours in prep for the check ride under those exact same conditions the week
before.
I managed to takeoff and land my Coupe in
distances pretty similar to those big-flap Cessnas over the years at that
little airport.
Gosh, those were fun days!
Ed Burkhead
http://edburkhead.com
ed -at-
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