On 11 Sep 2005 18:40:08 -0700, "Tony" wrote:

For the record, I don't like Touch and Goes on short runways, but 5000
feet gives you more than enough time to slow down to a walk, d

When my instructor got frustrated at the difficulty I was having in,
let's say, *interfacing* with the runway, we flew 20 miles to another
airport with a loooong runway, so I could practice flying down it at
six inches off the ground. That runway is 4000 ft.

In the Cub, 5000 feet is almost long enough to qualify as
cross-country.


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