Mark L. wrote- >I can get ready to land on the 40' wide runway at Hazel Green. >I noticed last night that back when I got my license, MDQ's runway >was only 65' wide, and that didn't concern me at the time
I had lots of fun flying in and out of small strips and clearings in a Super Cub when I lived in Oregon, and about the only thing that throws you off is your depth perception and sight picture in the pattern since you're used to seeing a wider runway and "objects are closer than they appear", as the placard on the rear-view mirror cautions. Having learned to fly mostly out of the old Laredo AFB where the main runways are 150' wide, the first time I approached Starr County (Rio Grande City), 50' wide, my pattern was all wrong, my timing was off, and I ended up going around. Not to mention things like runway lights and other obstructions being much closer to your wingtips, which makes you feel like you're overcontrolling because things in your peripheral view appear to be moving around much more. Oscar Zuniga San Antonio, TX mailto: taildr...@hotmail.com website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
