OUCH!

[cliffy]

Has this been around before?

[Houman]

Prop Strike, bring out the $$$ for engine tear down and complete gear and wing inspection...

[Hank]

That was in New Zealand, I think. Gotta love the rescue!

[Mooney in Oz]

Johnson Bar let go?

[Houman]

was that pilot error by retracting the landing gear or was it the landing gear collapsing because of a failure.

I have never landed or taken off from a grass field with the rocket, and don't intend to ever do that, but just wondering.

[aviatoreb]

I've seen that video.

 

Seems like a collapse - no pilot error.  That video is in my mind when I stay away from soft fields with my heavy rocket.

 

That is a wonderful group helping out to lift the plane - but the one fellow in the back who is lifting the airplane by grabbing the control surfaces may be further harming the planning.

[JKSmith]

Has anyone flown a Mooney out of a grass field before? I think it could be doable if the field is properly maintained, and planted with grasses like Bermuda grass and the ground is compacted regularly.

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[bonal]

Check out Piperpainter he flys his red hot C into high altitude dirt and the like. I think he thinks it's a super cub.

[Hank]

Has anyone flown a Mooney out of a grass field before? I think it could be doable if the field is properly maintained, and planted with grasses like Bermuda grass and the ground is compacted regularly.

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You better believe it! Sun n Fun, every trip to the beach, the grass strip next to my last job . . . We have several members here who are based on grass, I can think of two immediately. Search YouTube for piperpainter, he takes his Mooney places that I would never go--like unimproved back country strips. I prefer maintained grass fields.

[Hector]

Perhaps not the best soft field takeoff technique, but probably should not have collapsed the nose gear. If I had to guess I would take a close look at the landing gear preloads.

[Oscar Avalle]

Has anyone flown a Mooney out of a grass field before? I think it could be doable if the field is properly maintained, and planted with grasses like Bermuda grass and the ground is compacted regularly.

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I fly regurlay into a grass field. Not a big deal if it is well mantained. I am attaching a link to a video I made about flying into a grass strip. Of course follow the POH and instruction...

 

Oscar

 

https://youtu.be/wsmSszqt46E

[Mcstealth]

How the heck did you get a video imbedded into a post? I thought you had to post a link to a youtube link.

[cliffy]

I have no idea It just worked I'm a Luddite on computers

[Awqward]

I fly regurlay into a grass field. Not a big deal if it is well mantained. I am attaching a link to a video I made about flying into a grass strip. Of course follow the POH and instruction...

 

Oscar

 

https://youtu.be/wsmSszqt46E

Nice video Oscar....although is rather have your voice describing what you are doing (airspeed, flaps etc) than the annoying music!

[Oscar Avalle]

Nice video Oscar....although is rather have your voice describing what you are doing (airspeed, flaps etc) than the annoying music!

will do. You are not the first one to say that... :=). You would just have to bear with my German Argentine accent...

[DAVIDWH]

My question would be, how do you keep a grass strip well maintained when groundhogs are laughing and partying nearby?

[Hank]

With a rifle, David. With a rifle . . .

[Awqward]

will do. You are not the first one to say that... :=). You would just have to bear with my German Argentine accent...

Ha! I'm getting used to Scottish accents...I'm sure yours is fine!