Originally Posted by Rick_Durden
Carlos,

The Cherokee 180 is a nice machine and handles turf fields well, but it's not a short field airplane. With Texas heat, 1,000 feet would be pretty tight if you're anywhere near gross weight. If you tack on any extra speed on approach, it will eat up runway on landing.

Warmest regards,
Rick


lol, Jeff and Kathie Davis, (former 150/150 owners), took extraordinary delight in showing us how their Cherokee 180 was superior to our 150/150 where one memorable example was at Bryce Canyon, Utah, (7586' elevation), and they had that airplane loaded to the gills!! grin

Bill