I'll have to read more into this and figure out just what made them think that this will work past the summer.

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A 4,000 foot strip is about twice what they need to practice on. The C-17 had a spec in the original RFP that it be able to get off an unimproved airstrip with some sort of load (not full, but something) within 1,500 feet.

You seem to be typing better with the gloves on. :D

BTW, is Big Ed's the 28th or 30th?

28th, Saturday.

I don't think they'd practice on a municipal strip, they aren't made to handle that sort of load from each tire. I'd imagine if they intentionally tried to land in a non distressed situation on a 4000ft strip and messed it up the city would be giving the feds a ring for complete repair pretty quick.

Looks like i'll be flying DL for 25k to get Plat for next year. :)

How many earned statuses can I have for this year. Hmmm.

For the NY people, I found a source for pig candy (chocolate covered bacon). Roni Sue in Union Square. www.roni-sue.com

Poo. I'm out. Devils tickets.

True...is there anything else around there that would merit flying that low? Nothing military, no drop zone, firing range, etc.?

Here? wide open fields for the most part.

There is a NG base training center that is operated by the engineering battalion they do all kinds of demolitions and such in the area for drug houses now.

I posted that, and a link to mimosa candies as well.

GNV is a municipal strip that gets used all the time for practice runs out of NAS-JAX. We used to watch the big birds do touch-and-gos and the like all the time. Then again, GNV is much longer than 4K.

I specifically meant a 4,000 ft, west texas hunters airport strip. :) That is exactly what Olney and most airports within 40 miles of there are.
They land at ABI all the time, I have seen B1Bs and C5s doing touch and go around and around.

of note GNV and ABI both are called 'regional' and not just 'municipal'

I couldn't remember what got posted. A friend of mine was raving about them over at facebook.

Yeah, I think I'm going to have to set up a DL account finally. Have an upcoming F trip was going to credit to CO but not now.

^ search here a bit hectic I know. And we can't humanly read all goings on in the box.

re: the C-17...GRK is the airfield for Fort Hood...could it have had something to do with that?

There is a screaming ICN-NRT-PDX-LAX-HNL-NRT-ICN M-class fare for $780 on NW. I can use some of my new NW PMUs and upgrade the whole thing.

Base EQMs around 14k and a bunch of new FM lines. I'm having a hard time saying no.