[Lockhaven]

@Shoestring Flyer

Have a look on eBay they go much cheaper on there.

[The Kissimmee Bum]

How about one of these?

Made from a drinks can and runs on a drop of meths from the bottle you clean your chart with.

Takes next to no space.

Cue rash of insurance claims for aircraft engulfed by grass fires!

[Forfoxake]

A lockdown work in progress- places visited P1 in my current and last Kitfox:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... sp=sharing

Still my first Kitfox to do!

[Miscellaneous]

@Forfoxake now that is in the spirit of the OP.

[irishc180]

Just curious what was the shortest and most difficult of these strips visited?

[Forfoxake]

Just curious what was the shortest and most difficult of these strips visited?

You talkin' to me? ;=)

[Nero]

A lockdown work in progress- places visited P1 in my current and last Kitfox:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... sp=sharing

Still my first Kitfox to do!

Really helps dispel any newbie thoughts that you must have a Cessna/Piper to go anywhere far

~ Scott

[sssdu01]

The challenge is to land at every strip, not just the easy ones

Harwicke (near Shobden ) is probably in the tricky category , and the steep downhill departure was exciting as the ground dropped away before we were actually flying.

We thought Bromsgrove was very very difficult and only just made it .........then realised we had landed on the very short grass section they had cut for the model planes and in fact had lots of runway to spare.

Cardiff international to St Athan was a very short flight, 3 mins !!

For sheer panic nothing beats Birmingham international . However all the panic was in the tower not the C42 !!! and you could just sense the sheer blind panic when we called in for airfield info and join ........ The reply back was you want to land here ??? (Yes we had PPR'd but I dont think they get many microlights land at Brumyham airport)

Brize gets the prize for the biggest circuit as the tower had us on a proper 747 plus size circuit, and we were so far away I lost sight of the airfield. I dread to think how much £££ per minuet the Hercules costs sat at the hold waiting for us to land

You also get the chance to wind up the controllers at big jet airports with a short landing demonstration , which is normally followed by "Sorry dont take that exit its the next one"

[irishc180]

I admire a bit of strip flying adventure. Over in my own part of the world I've made an effort to land in as many places as any man in a fixed-wing. Generally, it's not so much the wrong aeroplane, it's the wrong tires and technique. A good Taylorcraft, Rallye, Pacer etc will work into almost all the strips that are deemed microlight airfields. I often used to ring for PPR and the owner would say, this is a microlight strip you haven't a chance of landing here in a Cessna. They were quite often surprised at the resulting arrival once PPR was negotiated.

I will admit a microlight has a massive advantage with lower weight being easier to stop in any of the small fields. There is a safety advantage to their higher take-off performance and lower inertia. I had never sat in an Xair before, but when given the chance to fly out of a 250m strip in it I was amazed how doable it all was. We have a tribe in Ireland called the "Land Africans" who roam from place to place, and are known to land at 90 degree's to strips that we consider tight. The width of the runway is enough for them

[Flyingfemme]

We’ve taken Caravans into microlight strips - flown light they can do 300m.

[Lockhaven]

We’ve taken Caravans into microlight strips - flown light they can do 300m.

I saw one the other day trying to land at my place

[Dave W]

Thanks again for the inspiration, @sssdu01 - it is a fun exercise!


Jodels and motorgliders can have long legs.

Now to do the rest of the World when I I flew GA on holidays and work trips.

[ChampChump]

It was an interesting little project. I blobbed places I have flown from as well as to, otherwise I have to ignore faraway places Many of my blobs are entirely due to WKW's influence & encouragement.

[irishc180]

Looking at the local patch and I applied strict filters to it:

- had to be a full stop
- had to be P1
- had to wheels

The only conclusion is I need a Rallye 235, Super Cub, Husky for the summer to fill in the blanks. Failing that an I've sourced a new friend with a microlight!

[Forfoxake]

Here is the updated list of the 304 places I have landed P1 in a Kitfox (latest visit):

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... sp=sharing

Only one I could not find- Elm Farm in Ireland. Anyone got any idea where it is?

Looks like I need to visit W Ireland, S Wales, East Anglia and SW England when lockdown ends!