Grass Runway Landing Training

[poadeleted20]

Based on a post over on the SR-22 crash thread, I'd like to know how many of you ever (or never) got actual training on landing on a grass runway. I'm not talking about doing simulated soft-field landings on pavement, I'm talking about actual taking off and landing on a grass runway.

 

[Jim Logajan]

Wow, look at all the cobwebs here.

(You revived a 6 year old thread if you didn't notice...)

And some of the posters still appear to be using PoA, too!

I started in gliders on a grass field - and when I started training in airplanes I was required to land in a real grass field during training. In turning around at the end of the runway, I managed to turn through an un-mowed section, which added a nice bit of green to the prop and give me "soft field" experience - my CFI saying "Throttle forward! Don't stop!"

Since then I've landed on grass, gravel, dirt, and volcanic cinders (Santiam Junction.) Worst field (so far) was Toketee State which was pretty rough due to elk tracks and mole mounds. Just when I thought I'd gotten into ground effect on takeoff my nose wheel must have hit a big mole mound because it really jarred the plane.

Guess I'm luckier than some who have posted to this thread - the rental agreement where I rent from says, with regard to where I can fly to, only that "Renter agrees to use designated airports...." I figure that means if the FAA has a record of it I'm allowed to land at it.