"john smith" wrote in message
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Mike Rapoport wrote:
It was you who substituted "rough" for "short"! I was just going along!

"The 235 was never going to sell as well as the 182 or
206 anyway which both have significant utility advantages operating
off-airport and short field."

Actually, I substituted "rough" for "off-airport".
Short can apply to hard surface, but doesn't necessarily affect landing
gear strength.
(Just clarifying my thought process. :-)

OK