joe_323 wrote:
On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 20:13:44 +0100, Chris Newport

How hot, how high, how heavy ?.
Getting in should be OK, but getting back out again could be problem.
BTDTGTsoiled underwear.

I used to *hate* doing rental checkouts for our Mooney out of our 2300
foot strip with the proverbial 50 foot trees at each end. There was
about a 2 knot spread between stalling into the near trees or floating
into the far trees. OTOH after my students soloed there I never
worried about them going to other airports

Most of my flying was hot&high in Africa.
I tried a Mooney and came to the conclusion that it was too damn
slippery for my liking, and definitely not a short field candidate. It
always gave me the impression that it would get away from me on finals
given even half a chance.

After a few worrying moments in the Bonanza I always stuck to the C182
or preferably the 690B when I could grab it. Both much better suited to
visiting farm strips.

OTOH, I always loved to watch the Pilastus Porter owned by the skydiving
club, their pilot could get that thing down and stopped before the
parachutists hit the ground. Amazing machine.