Landing isn't to much truma on Barra.
Hardly need to touch the bakes the sand sucks you down and you nedd hefty amounts of power to taxi.
Engine checks and TO are a bit more interesting.
Need to keep moving on the checks so the plane dosn't dig a wee hole the you fall into it with your nose wheel.
TO you don't accelerate. worse than a grass strip wet long grass etc. You feel you are struggling. Its OK going towards the sea but there are some big sand dunes going the other way. After you eventually get the gear off the ground the plane feels as if it leaps up and you have to watch you don't balloon outa ground effect so abit of work keeping the nose down until your fast enough to climb away.
MJ