Yes, you either need an STOL, or buy more land. I can land and take off in the C182 in 800ft., but I'm doing that on one end of a 2600ft. runway - big psychological difference.
On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 3:28 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 1300 sounds about right > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 26, 2018, at 2:47 PM, Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > > On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 15:00:55 -0500 OK Don via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> You'd get LOTS of cross-wind experience - there's a reason most runways > >> in OK are aligned N-S. 1800' would be enough for your average Cessna. > > > > From Google maps, it appears that Kaleb's estate is about 1300' east-west > > and about 670' north-south. > > > > It seems he would need an STOL aircraft. > > > > > > Craig > > > >> On Sun, Mar 25, 2018 at 1:17 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >>> If I were looking to get a plane at some point maybe I should put in a > >>> grass strip and a hanger at some point. It would be east west oriented > >>> though. > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
