X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:03:45 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from qmta08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.80] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0c1) with ESMTP id 5757932 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:41:33 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.80; envelope-from=ijheizer@comcast.net Received: from omta15.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.71]) by qmta08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id y3fc1j0011Y3wxoA83gyJ4; Wed, 12 Sep 2012 03:40:58 +0000 Received: from sz0109.ev.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.40.138]) by omta15.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id y3gx1j00g2yr1eL8b3gxWB; Wed, 12 Sep 2012 03:40:57 +0000 X-Original-Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 03:40:57 +0000 (UTC) From: Isaac Heizer X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net X-Original-Message-ID: <1891408155.432260.1347421257396.JavaMail.root@sz0109a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <1723748812.432174.1347421149779.JavaMail.root@sz0109a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Subject: Re: [LML] Landing the ES on grass or Turf airparks MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_432259_1620639000.1347421257388" X-Originating-IP: [::ffff:98.247.33.49] X-Mailer: Zimbra 6.0.13_GA_2944 (ZimbraWebClient - FF3.0 (Win)/6.0.13_GA_2944) ------=_Part_432259_1620639000.1347421257388 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have never landed my ES-P on grass, nor would I (given a choice). I suggest you choose your course of action after walking up to one and pushing side to side on the nose. It's a truly wonderful airplane in most other respects. -isaac heizer N7842K George asked: Does anyone know if there are limitations to landing the ES on grass strips? Is it advisable to remove the wheel pants and/or put larger tires on the main and nose gear? Don Gabriel said: George, I try to stay off grass. I have in the past but it shaacks the $%#& out of the panel and nose gear, which is connected to the motor mount. In a pinch yes. Not on a regular basis ------=_Part_432259_1620639000.1347421257388 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

I have never landed my ES-P on grass, nor would I (given a choice). I suggest you choose your course of action after walking up to one and pushing side to side on the nose. It's a truly wonderful airplane in most other respects.
-isaac heizer
N7842K

George asked:
Does anyone know if there are limitations to landing the ES on grass strips? Is it advisable to remove the wheel pants and/or put larger tires on the main and nose gear?

Don Gabriel said:
George, I try to stay off grass. I have in the past but it shaacks the $%#& out of the panel and nose gear, which is connected to the motor mount. In a pinch yes. Not on a regular basis

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