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I've moved my plane to a short grass strip (1KS6) a mile from the house so I can get into a hangar. I've been "on the list" at the other nearby airports for 9 months and I'm tired of leaving the plane tied down outside while I wait. The owner sold his last plane and agreed to rent me his hangar. The N/S strip is 2250' x 40' and in pretty good shape. However, crossing the north end of the runway is a 25' power line. The south end is much more open with 30' trees about 400' from the end of the runway. Does anyone know a good way to determine when to use the headwind and shorter distance vs taking the tailwind and the additional 400' before the obstacle? The performance data in the POH is pretty minimal to say the least. I've landed there twice so far, both times avoiding the power lines, once with a slight headwind and once with a slight tailwind. I've also taken off, also avoiding the power lines with a slight headwind. All were non-events with plenty of safety margin even with the 3600' density altitued. Any good rules of thumb or better performance data than in the POH?
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Take off and landing with our Mooney M20E at the 6Y9, Pricket-Grooms Field. Located in Sidnaw, Michigan's Upper Penninsula. For reference: The runway is 2,600 feet long, elevation 1,372 feet. Density altitude on this day was around 3,000 ft. Single pilot + approx. 30 gal. of fuel. Take off: Rotate at around 65 - 70 mph, gear up as soon as plane is stable. Flaps up at 90 mph. Continue to accelerate in ground effect, then climb out. Landing: Speed 'over the fence' around 75 mph, full flaps. Flare until she is done flying.- 15 replies
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