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Old 16th Apr 2010, 05:14
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c100driver
 
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Here my experience of the skywagon

Sea Level, standard day nil wind.

220 meters is good for takeoff with 4 onboard plus gear on a 300 HP C185 in a pair of good hands, add another 30 for fudge factor or not being current. So if you can bank on 300 to 400 meters in the same conditions as a good workable airstrip for both the C180 and C185. (they take off and land in similar distance but the C185 will climb out better, with a larger load)

Landing is where the skill level really meets the road, and is very dependent on braking effect (or hill slope as in PNG and NZ).
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