Lessons learned from grass operations
Links to general aviation backcountry flying-oriented videos. It can be yours or stuff you find on the internet. Please no airline/military.
Hope some pilots learn from some of this experiences.
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Very good video, Larry. In the midwest fescue or bermuda is cut several times a year for hay. Farm and satellite spray strips may have tall grass. Getting into low ground effect as quickly as possible is absolutely necessary in tall grass no matter how long the runway. If it rains while you are down, departure may be impossible until a day of sun and wind dries the grass out. Nose over in grass that is taller than expected happens occasionally on landing. Absolutely no braking. And tall grass hides big rocks in the Ozarks. Many years of spraying here and I never had tires bigger than what are on the Pawnee. Would have been nice, but would have had to decrease hopper load to pull so much air.
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