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Old 10th October 2002 | 16:20
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skyraider
 
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From: on your left, a little low.....
SA bush strips...

Sennadog,

most of the bush strips I have seen in SA look similar to the piccy of Mt Bosavi that Chimbu posted.

One thing to bear in mind is that a fair number of them are cut out of the middle of timber plantions and the challenge for lowtime pilots is mainly to fly the approach... short fields are not too common because space is not a problem and the terrain is often very accomodating. The challenge is a field that is surrounded by 50-60 foot gum tree plantations, even in light winds...

Most of the fields I have used in the UK are shorter than most that I have used in SA.

Density Altitude and location have been more of a challenge.

Sky

P.S. got space in your case...
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