OK Don wrote: > Sheesh - most of the runways I flew off of didn't have anyplace to > paint a number (grass) -- the only gyro I had was the T&B indicator.
I've flown gliders off grass runways. The compass didn't work too good until the wing runner levelled the ship, but I was pretty much guaranteed to take off from whatever runway the tow pilot had decided to take off from, anyway. ;) > We thought 1700 feet was plenty of runway (power line on the North > end, Trees on the South end - that's how you knew which way you were > pointed). You knew you were making a good landing when you could hear > the tires in the grass before they touched the ground. My age is > showing again --- The tricky part, of course, is the grass hides holes and ruts really well. ;)
