Iceman wrote:Flying from White Waltham, but admittedly, never having taken off on 11 yet, I can see that 11 looks like a ‘normal’ maintained grass runway surface to me, whereas Lundy is little more than an unmaintained piece of moorland, particularly at its western end. Consequently, Lundy’s surface is extremely uneven and bumpy with the odd (painted) rock showing through the surface. Very much the domain of taildraggers and other aircraft with a study undercarriage.
I wasn't being
entirely serious about 11 at WW
Although, much as I love the field (based there since 2001), compared with a lot of grass runways, it's pretty rubbish IMO. 25/07 and 21/03 are much better.
It's not remotely dangerous, but with a virtually undamped noseleg, rolling along it with virtually any speed above taxying speed can be uncomfortable in places. Taking off is no issue, as the weight is off the nose almost immediately. It's more the rollout after landing, which is best done short and slow.
But I think I'll probably give Lundy a miss in the Cheetah