Narrow Runways

What's the narrowest runway you've ever used? At what runway width are
you
comfortable?

40 feet wide with trees on both ends and one side. The surface is asphalt in
poor condition including cracks with grass growing through, faded runway
markings, and several bumps (as rough as speed bumps).

I have no problem flying into and out of 40 feet wide in cessna 172, even in
15 knots crosswind. For me, I would be more concerned with the surrounding
than the runway width.

Toks Desalu
PP_ASEL
"Dyin' to soar!"

There was a writeup a few weeks ago on the retired South African
Airways 747 that was flown to its museum airfield & landed on a 50'
wide asphalt strip, down and stopped in 2300 ft. There was about 3 ft
edge distance for the 747 gear. It was an incredible piece of
airmanship.

I can't find the url for anything on it though. Did anyone else save
it?

"nrp" wrote:

There was a writeup a few weeks ago on the retired South African
Airways 747 that was flown to its museum airfield & landed on a 50'
wide asphalt strip, down and stopped in 2300 ft. There was about 3 ft
edge distance for the 747 gear. It was an incredible piece of
airmanship.

Indeed!
http://www.skypark.org/747Landing.htm


Greetings,
Markus

Just SWEET! What an a/c and what a nice piloting job.

Markus Voget wrote:
"nrp" wrote:


There was a writeup a few weeks ago on the retired South African
Airways 747 that was flown to its museum airfield & landed on a 50'
wide asphalt strip, down and stopped in 2300 ft. There was about 3 ft
edge distance for the 747 gear. It was an incredible piece of
airmanship.


Indeed!
http://www.skypark.org/747Landing.htm


Greetings,
Markus

Markus Voget wrote:

"nrp" wrote:


There was a writeup a few weeks ago on the retired South African
Airways 747 that was flown to its museum airfield & landed on a 50'
wide asphalt strip, down and stopped in 2300 ft. There was about 3 ft
edge distance for the 747 gear. It was an incredible piece of
airmanship.


Indeed!
http://www.skypark.org/747Landing.htm

Too cool!

Matt

("Markus Voget" wrote)
[ nrp wrote]
There was a writeup a few weeks ago on the retired South African
Airways 747 that was flown to its museum airfield & landed on a 50'
wide asphalt strip, down and stopped in 2300 ft. There was about 3 ft
edge distance for the 747 gear. It was an incredible piece of
airmanship.

Indeed!
http://www.skypark.org/747Landing.htm


(Favorite part of the story)
"We joined right-hand downwind for 11 and got the gear and flap 30, landing
flap out early."

Joined? Joined who way out there, the C-5 Galaxy landing in front of them?
g

Anyone know what size the "pattern" would be for a 747?

2 miles abeam the numbers? 1.5 miles? 3 miles? 4 miles?


Montblack