How long is your 170's airstrip?
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How long is your 170's airstrip?
I have landed and taken off from 1000' strips in the past. I just finished building a grass strip that's 1950' at 110' MSL. What do y'all fly off of?
ISAIAH 40:31
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I keep my plane at my Uncle's strip which Google Earth says is about 2130' long and around ranges from 1175' on one end and 1220' on the other. I also have a strip on my farm about 3 miles to the south that is 1600' long and ranges in elevation from 880' MSL on one end to 1000' MSL on the other. I use about 600' feet of both.
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Freeway is 2400' at 168MSL and I rarely use more than 800 feet of it.
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Its all in the approach. Clear approach, shorter runway. We are on 2000 with 60-70 foot trees on each end. It was a incentive to lose 20 lbs. A friend is on 1200 with clear approach and gets a 195 in and out.
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+1mike roe wrote:Its all in the approach. Clear approach, shorter runway. We are on 2000 with 60-70 foot trees on each end. It was a incentive to lose 20 lbs. A friend is on 1200 with clear approach and gets a 195 in and out.
Mike Roe
W88 is 2460 at 822ft MSL. We takeoff downhill on 27 where there are no trees within 1/2 mile of the end of the runway. I almost put the 170 into some trees at Pace (VA02) a couple months back, which is a 3000ft strip with trees on each end. Hot, heavy, high density altitude.
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My strip is 650' long with 600' useable. Did I mention the trees at one end? Elevation is 700'
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2500' or 4800' or 5300' flat asphalt at 40' above sea level without significant obstructions. I get in and out of there just fine.
If I could change a few things it would be 1500' of sod up in the mountains somewhere. Perhaps someday.
If I could change a few things it would be 1500' of sod up in the mountains somewhere. Perhaps someday.
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Our strip is supposed to be 1800' but you have a road on approach. If it is 1500 I would be amazed. We do how ever have 4 170's based here.
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Joe, that is a pretty landing strip you have there. It must result in LOTS of pucker factor
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At first, I coudln't figure out what the big deal was. I thoguth the runway was the road thru town at the bottom of the hill
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The strip at the house in Alaska is 1400' with a 400' overrun at 385'msl. It has a clear approach on the north end and 60' trees on the south end with the overrun. I have flown out at gross weight on a standard day to the north with no problem. We have a lot of standard days there. I wouldn't try it to the south with more than two people and half gas. Landing has never been a problem either way. Any way I look at it the A model is a 1000' airplane.
Here's a couple of not-so-good pictures landing from the north at Hilltop Strip that was lifted from a video but you can get the idea of the trees on the "unobstructed" end of the runway.
Here's a couple of not-so-good pictures landing from the north at Hilltop Strip that was lifted from a video but you can get the idea of the trees on the "unobstructed" end of the runway.
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1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
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Show me some pics of these strips y'all have! Mine looks like an international airport compared to Joe's.
Here's mine sporting a new growth of wheat. I started on it as soon as they harvested the soybeans in late September. It'll be next summer before I can start using it.
Running the land plane over it after a couple weeks of shaping and smoothing.
2.5" rain proved the crown was good. I pulled side ditches after this.
Here's mine sporting a new growth of wheat. I started on it as soon as they harvested the soybeans in late September. It'll be next summer before I can start using it.
Running the land plane over it after a couple weeks of shaping and smoothing.
2.5" rain proved the crown was good. I pulled side ditches after this.
ISAIAH 40:31
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It has lots of pucker factor! By myself with low fuel only for takeoff, unless it is really cold or I have a good headwind. Landing isn't tooo bad though.170C wrote:Joe, that is a pretty landing strip you have there. It must result in LOTS of pucker factor
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Short grass, firm tire-pressures and thorough run-ups must be the rule, heh?
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You got it!!gahorn wrote:Short grass, firm tire-pressures and thorough run-ups must be the rule, heh?