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Old 10th May 2004, 08:34
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You do less damage on a hard surface on grass the turf tends to "rollup" and dig in to the skin bendind the frames and ribs making the re-skinning much more time consuming.

The grass will also slow the aircraft much quicker increasing the risk of the aircraft turning over. As long as the aircraft is landed in a level attitude the small amount of sparks produced by the hard surface should not be a danger.
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