Originally Posted by
meleagertoo
I suppose they think that way because as they dont do them they simply don't know the reality...
In UK and
afaik most, if not all of Europe autos are invariably done to grass, never, ever to the hard and we have no problems with it. The tripups our transatlantic cousins seem so fearful of simply don't happen..
Really..... Ask Bristow Academy about that then, all three of these in the same year doing touchdowns to grass. These are the three that Sean Coyle wrote his article about years ago after I showed him:
You can see where the skids were not allowed to spread...
Originally Posted by
meleagertoo
Sure, it requires care to ensure you're straight enough on landing but it works and again we suffer no accidents, so why scrape the **** out of runways and expensice skidshoes unnecessarily?
There is no proof of ANY damage other than scrape marks, and the carbide shoes I use have yet to be replaced.
Originally Posted by
meleagertoo
but we do all understand that in the event of a real one we much prefer a hard runway.
THANK YOU for making my argument for me.......
