frank marriott Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Frank How long is your strip - i.e. suitable for a J230 or not I don't get up that way often other then via Mareeba for fuel to go further north I have your location but not the length etc If I am having a jolly around your area I would likd to drop in but I would prefer to know the length available and your phone number to confirm that if I dropped in you would be likely to be at home I am verry aware that a drifter runway may not be long suitable for a J230 PM your phone number if you want to keep it private. FrankM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank marriott Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Frank PS: I am not worried about your windsock as my previous post about wind strength was for low time pilots - ie if they did their training at a certified strip then be aware of different indications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farri Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Frank, How long is your strip - i.e. suitable for a J230 or not FrankM Hi Frank, The main strip runs 07-25 and is 600 mts end to end...Ron Watson from Innisfail gets in and out easily with his Jab, not sure of the model. Years ago, I had trees at one end, Rodney Stiff flew in with a Jabiru,no trouble at all, he thought it was great to be able to come in over trees as he hadn`t had a go at it before..He took both Fran and me flying off it. Hope to see you here. Frank. Ps, No more trees and there is a windsock, not calibrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 .there is a windsock, not calibrated. Then how do you know what airspeed to approach at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank marriott Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Thanks 600mts is 1800ft to me - I still use ft but that is plenty for a J230 trees or not. FankM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank marriott Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Tex I accept your comment is toung in cheek but for those in the learning phase IAS is the same upwind or downwind. I have made light harted commets here before and been pulled up very quickly - because we have ATPls to students on this site I try to keep my posts to the point Fun comments are good but be prepared to get many posts that you didn.'t expect. I have previously and the comments are correct but not in the vane that I posted the silly comment. FrankM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Fair enough... tough crowd in here, that's for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farri Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Then how do you know what airspeed to approach at Tex, I went flying this afternoon. The wind was completely across the strip, from the south as it often is. The wind sock was standing up like a bride groom on the weding night and once I got up there the wind was maintaining a fairly constant speed, which I preffer for what I like to do. Heading into wind, I could make the Drifter remain almost stationary, relative to the ground. Getting back onto the strip, I was holding the nose into wind at about 40 degrees to the left of the strip. I fly the aircraft, " Not The Numbers ". Frank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Fair enough... tough crowd in here, that's for sure It's a wonder we all survive this tough crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Thanks600mts is 1800ft to me - I still use ft but that is plenty for a J230 trees or not. FankM Psycologically (hope I've spelt that right) 1800 ft is longer and therefore a confidence booster.....I wonder how many centimetres that is. ??? Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 54864cm give or take a mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 54864cm give or take a mm There ya go, you could land a 747 on that strip. Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farri Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Way back, I had a guy turn up wanting to go up in the Drifter, told me he was an Ultralight pilot from New Zealand, so up we go, he`s flying it, I`m there to make sure he doesn`t break it! We`re on final,coming in to land and he says " I don`t think I can land on that strip, it looks too short" I thought he was joking until he handed it back to me. When we got back on the ground, he told me that he`d learnt at an aerodrome in NZ where the runway was huge compared to my strip and he simply didn`t think that he would have been able to land. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Way back, I had a guy turn up wanting to go up in the Drifter, told me he was an Ultralight pilot from New Zealand, so up we go, he`s flying it, I`m there to make sure he doesn`t break it! We`re on final,coming in to land and he says " I don`t think I can land on that strip, it looks too short" I thought he was joking until he handed it back to me.When we got back on the ground, he told me that he`d learnt at an aerodrome in NZ where the runway was huge compared to my strip and he simply didn`t think that he would have been able to land. Frank He just lost confidence Frank.....now if you had told him that the strip was OVER 54,000 cm....????? Alan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farri Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 He just lost confidence Frank.....now if you had told him that the strip was OVER 54,000 cm....?????Alan. Definately have to remember that over 54,000 cm right! Got it! Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 600mtrs is actually 60,000cm... but I won't let the truth get in the way of a good story *Tex knows that I'm sure, but just incase anyone else thought he was serious... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 600mtrs is actually 60,000cm... but I won't let the truth get in the way of a good story *Tex knows that I'm sure, but just incase anyone else thought he was serious... Strangely enough..... this time I was serious, go figure but the question was 1800' Tomo which is 548.64m Psycologically (hope I've spelt that right) 1800 ft is longer and therefore a confidence booster.....I wonder how many centimetres that is. ??? Alan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Strangely enough..... this time I was serious, go figure but the question was 1800' Tomo which is 548.64m Yes Tex you are correct and , as Frank indicated , the strip is 600 metres which makes it 1968.5 ft long . which should be more than long enough for Frank M 's 230 to land , and just as important to stop also , but stopping should'nt be a problem Frank , especially with those dual calipers . Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Psycologically (hope I've spelt that right) 1800 ft is longer and therefore a confidence booster.....I wonder how many centimetres that is. ??? Alan. 600 metres is 60,000 centimetres but actually it is 1,968 feet and 6 inches:bounce: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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