Well, how to use this short strip - 550 feet, sloped 3%.

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As to your question, good luck. Too many tall trees and steep downslope from the open end. Looks like a challenge requiring good insurance

Q: How to use this short strip?
A: Carefully?

Nice looking place. Reminds me of Findus and Pettson books.

Lowest cost: Buy or build a Zenair 701 or 750
Middle cost: Buy or build a Just Aircraft Highlander
Highest cost: Buy or build a PA-18

EZFlap wrote:Lowest cost: Buy or build a Zenair 701 or 750
Middle cost: Buy or build a Just Aircraft Highlander
Highest cost: Buy or build a PA-18

What EZ said. Or fill in the lake a bit and extend the runway!

Looks like a pond on the downhill end of runway. Hard to tell if one could jog in and around those trees. Better if the tall ones on the downhill slope were taken out.

Definitely looks like a challenge. Is that your strip or one you found?

The downhill end is at the bottom of the picture. The lake "below" the picture is about 1000 feet wide.

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Read up on the "how do I waterski" thread, then get really good at it.

It's a one way but doesn't look that difficult. Looks to be plenty wide, judging by close by objects Too many weeds for water skiing. Go mornings or evenings when winds and convection light. Have good brakes and brush up on good approach speed and glide slope control. Get it on the button and kill of as much speed as you can going up hill. Use brakes carefully going down. Watch out for road traffic. Someone is just likely to turn down that road just as your on final with no options.

Challenger II on amphibious floats. Watch the last minute of the video below to see how it's done.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crzDrDL7 ... E0E8ECC78F

A1Skinner wrote:Read up on the "how do I waterski" thread, then get really good at it.

I think you mean "How do I hydroplaning the wheels?" of which, oddly enough, Stinsoner is the OP! Stinsoner you have your solution!

Stinsoner,

It is definitely a one way, landing uphill toward tall trees and taking off downhill over the water. I would approach to the lake with full flaps and hover taxi up to the very beginning of the road. On takeoff, I would get into low (six inches or 15 centimeters) ground effect as soon as possible and dynamically work the stick fore/aft to stay in low ground effect until fast enough over the water to maneuver safely. Unless you have a very expensive little airplane with a big engine, you are going to need the extra kinetic energy provided by staying in low ground effect.

Email me at [email protected] and I will respond with an attachment of my e-book, "Safe Maneuvering Flight Techniques," which covers this kind of stuff.

Best Regards,
Jim Dulin

Build a dock off the end of the runway... Paint numbers on it... And then go get yourself a super cub!

GroundLooper wrote:

EZFlap wrote:Lowest cost: Buy or build a Zenair 701 or 750
Middle cost: Buy or build a Just Aircraft Highlander
Highest cost: Buy or build a PA-18

What EZ said. Or fill in the lake a bit and extend the runway!

Looks like a pond on the downhill end of runway. Hard to tell if one could jog in and around those trees. Better if the tall ones on the downhill slope were taken out.

Definitely looks like a challenge. Is that your strip or one you found?

Craig knows this too, get a Savannah instead of a 701, and you'll fare a little better

Looks like fun to me. Waterski up and water assisted takeoff, neither if which would really be needed with 550ft usable and a 3% slope.

If you look closely at the photo, there is substantial plant growth protruding from the water. 3 foot+ high, Water skiing, or hydroplaning through that is not advisable. Unless you want to end up on your back for a really short landing.

Robinson R22 or a Schweitzer 300

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z0cunTP5EQ

Ok, maybe there's a little wind…...

Yes, its a one way strip at my properties backyard; landning in from the lake and stoping 550 feet upphill (3% slope) in the end of the strip besides the tall trees. When take of downhill 3% slope is the same as if the strip would be about 600 feet.

My Stinson 108-1 take of and landning at 300 feet with a pilot, full loaded with fuel.

The video below shows the Stinson loaded as above, but here even equiped with Federal 3000 hydraulic skis.

In hot air, without skies, the take off distance is 300 feet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7RM90FZVj0

stinsoner wrote:Yes, its a one way strip at my properties backyard; landning in from the lake and stoping 550 feet upphill (3% slope) in the end of the strip besides the tall trees. When take of downhill 3% slope is the same as if the strip would be about 600 feet.

My Stinson 108-1 take of and landning at 300 feet with a pilot, full loaded with fuel.

The video below shows the Stinson loaded as above, but here even equiped with Federal 3000 hydraulic skis.

In hot air, without skies, the take off distance is 300 feet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7RM90FZVj0

If you can do 300ft consistently, then why are you asking how to use a 550ft strip?