"Roger (K8RI)" wrote in message
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2100 is plenty to get into and out of with the 260 HP engine in the
Deb. It's a very good short field plane with big wings and about the
same wing loading as a Cherokee.

I tend to fly 85 kts on short final... Quite a bit faster if I'm going into
HOU with a 737 basically on my tail... I figure that if I get down first,
*he's* the one who has to worry about *my* wingtip vortices, not the other
way around... grin

I can get into a 2100 ft field, but it took me a could of tries to get lined
up so that I was going to touch down at the very start of the runway instead
of just flaring and floating for too long... Basically, I guess I had to get
comfortable with the sight picture that I was getting... I've actually
gotten into a shorter runway before, but it was paved and as such, my brakes
actually made a difference...

In the Deb you typically don't do power off landings as they are
faster than power on, shallower, and use a *lot* more runway. Close
to twice as much without using short field techniques and even then
they are longer than the power on short field.

Hmmm... Sounds like you might end up short of the runway if you lose your
engine while on approach... It's one thing to crash out in the middle of
nowhere, it seems like it would be rather embarassing when the report said
you *nearly* made it to the runway...