With Jim having his own grass strip, I'm curious if the nose gear on a Grumman would pass the test of time or be a problem?
I don't know the answer to this, just curious.
Jim
Our Club A&P/IA lives out of a 2500ft grass strip, we fly ours out there no problem . We also took 2 of the planes to Reklaw this year. So far we haven't had any issues landing or taking off on grass strips, the biggest issue being climb performance. Our Cheetah has a high-compression upgrade that makes a big difference in how quickly it gets off the ground. The Tiger doesn't, however.
I'm pretty set at this time on a 180 Cherokee a 1968 or later. I have not bought one yet, but I do think that will make the most sense for me. Everyone who has one and knows my runway said the 180, or even a 235 is the way to go.
235's are really expensive to buy and fly, so that leaves 180's. But If I were tempted, and sometimes I am, I also know of a Cherokee 160 hp, a really nice plane.
C-182 with wheel fairings removed(grass strip) would be a good choice for your runway. Fuel burner(will use mogas fine) but carries 4 and luggage when you need it to.
love c180 I fly a 67 c182 and it is well built. I vote c 182.
Bruce
Bruce Hoven retired school teacher and pharmacist-1976 C150
Well, it's a done deal. I bought a beautiful Cherokee 180 with a three year old paint job, and three year old interior. A Garmin Gnc 255, Narco mark 12D, Dual glide slope, Garmin 327 transponder, Century 1 wing leveler. I'm kinda pleased.
The cooler part is the seller was looking for a plane to downsize to that his kids could learn to fly. He had the Cherokee I wanted, and I had the 150 he wanted. We worked out a trade and finished the deal today.
Extra credit goes to Mike Nass who was able to give some guidance in the process as we did this in his hangar at Clinton Iowa. A nice half way point for buyer and seller.
. We also took 2 of the planes to Reklaw this year. So far we haven't had any issues landing or taking off on grass strips, the biggest issue being climb performance. Our Cheetah has a high-compression upgrade that makes a big difference in how quickly it gets off the ground. The Tiger doesn't, however.
