400 ft. runway
04-15-2008, 09:08 PM
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400 ft. runway
I was just wondering what you folks think, tired of driving an hour away to fly , can get a peice of land with 400 feet of usable runway the land is much bigger but not very smooth just wondering if this is enough for 29% and larger aircraft or is it a marginal lenght. What are yall thoughts. I mostly fly up to 120 size I know for this it is plenty.
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RE: 400 ft. runway
I agree as well, 400 feet is more than enough as long as you don''t have tall trees right at each end of the runway. I have 2 35%ers and I am not a landing expert at all, but I can get them down and stoppedin less than 400 feet...........Most of the time.
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RE: 400 ft. runway
400 Foot runway should be great if you have clear access on both sides... Its one thing to have a 400ft clear path in a pasture that open both sides that'll give you 400ft to stop a plane on... Its another to have a 400 grass patch with trees at the end of the 400' clearing. Again, flown off of a 400' paved runway for years that was plenty, but was open on both sides giving ample time to bleed off speed through the approach turn and let it settle in for a landing.
