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deuskid
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Location: St Louis, MO
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 Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:55 am Post subject: grass strip operations? |
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I know the lightning isn't a bush plane but can it operate off a typical grass strip used by other GA aircraft?
Thanks,
John
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N1BZRich(at)AOL.COM
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| Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:35 am Post subject: grass strip operations? |
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John, Buz here,
Certainly the Lightning can be used on grass strips. The main gear wheel tires are 500x5 (Same as I changed my Esqual to) and I have had my airplane into several grass strips. Don't know if Nick has had the prototype into a grass strip yet, but they often took the hybrid into grass strips for fly-ins, etc. One thing to mention is that the Lightning take off roll will be much shorter than most other GA aircraft, so getting out will be no problem at all. Recently I was at a fly-in at a grass strip in Virginia that was attended by many of my Cub friends. Guess which airplane had the shortest take off roll when we departed?
Someone recently asked about luggage space. As I recall the Lightning is good for 50 pounds. The luggage floor can be installed quite a bit below the back of the seats giving lots of room for two people's baggage. I camped at OSH for two weeks and had all camping gear and cloths in my airplane's baggage area. No, I did not take golf clubs. When you sit in the airplane, the shoulder harness are higher and baggage should be under them. Remember, without the emergency chute, there is much more room back there.
Blue Skies,
Buz
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