[jhb] Re: Farmstrip Campaign
- From: Gerry Winskill <gwinsk@xxxxxxx>
- To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:56:01 +0100
Hi Mike,
You hit the first difference; being prepared to overfly, to get the lie
of the land and runway orientation. Also the need to be prep[ared to
break off an approach, if too high or too fast. We can get away with it
at most UK2000 type fields but not the farms. Not just us either. I've
read quite a few GA mag writeups, perhaps during the testing of an
aircraft owned by someone based at a farm, where the pilot has had to
gulp and throw away several attempts at landing, before feeling
confident of getting in. Another thing not found at licensed fields is
the necessity for an offset approach, where there is a tree on the
centreline, or even a pylon. I think Tom has both of these when taking
to the air from Fishburn.
Gerry Winskill
Mike Lucas wrote:
Hi Gerry
Have just completed my first farm strip excursion - from EGBG (my
local airfield) to Riseley and Benington. Quite a challenge! As it's
early days, I'll admit to a little cheating using FSNav just to get a
general idea of where the fields are (I don't have a Lockyears). Then
I identified the villages with the corresponding names on my Multimap
OS and flew towards the village. I was able to spot your trees, etc
and then circle a couple of times to identify the rwy layout. Riseley
was comfortable, but Benington nearly caught me out for
length/approach speed. Off to change my trousers and for a strong cup
of tea - too early for anything stiffer ;-)
Unfortunately I didn't spot your FSHost server now appears as 'Public
Server/Ramsey' rather than the previous 'Ramsey/Ramsey' until after
I'd completed my flight.
Mike L
Gerry Winskill wrote:
Just a few notes before I start to look for the first target
destinations.
Perhaps aiming for five per week is a bit ambitious, so I'll start
with three and we'll see how that works out. We can easilly change
the number to suit ourselves.
Meanwhile, for those who may not yet have tried farm strips, a
priority is selecting aa aircraft that will do the job. The Baron and
its ilk are out! The ideal steed is something that has a low stall
speed but won't be too slow across country. The Tiger Moth, Piper Cub
and C150 should definitely be OK for the arrive and stop bit. The
Maule travels faster and has enough top end and slow arrival speed to
be a good choice. The Socata Payware TB200GT should also be OK. The
main thing is to try to settle on something like those, that you can
feel comfortable with and where you can fly by the numbers; if
they're provided! Then it's matter of finding somewhere suitable and,
as in real life, grinding out the circuit work.
Next, make use of the FS Fuel and Load function, so that you're not
carrying fuel you'll never need or passengers, other than size zero
models.
Next point to mull over is the weather. I almost always use real
weather BUT this means there will be days when I can't fly VFR at
all. Using FS Host means you pick your own weather so if you don't
use real weather the only effect is the need to pick the same runway
as anyone else on line, arriving at the same destination.
Off to set up the server, before an early departure for Bones' home
patch, to watch the Southern 100 racing. If you need to stretch your
legs I'll probably be on the grass, in front of the bungalows, on the
Bypass; BRG MX5.
Gerry Winskill
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