Curious for everyone's thoughts on this. I've got a shorter strip (1600' with tall trees on one end). It's also fairly narrow. We've leased the farm land around it and it seems like every year the strip gets a little more narrow. The last couple years, the guy has planted soybeans which made life easier. However, this year there's corn planted on both sides of the strip. And it's Taylorcraft-wing-high by the fourth of July. At its most narrow point, it's 50' wide with more wiggle room at the beginning of the approach end.
Crosswinds are usually pretty tame with windbreak tree lines on either side of the runway but it still feels pretty tight. Part of me has considered putting in some "centerline" markers to have something to aim for at least.
What are the thoughts out there? How narrow is too narrow with the impenetrable walls of corn on either side?
Crosswinds are usually pretty tame with windbreak tree lines on either side of the runway but it still feels pretty tight. Part of me has considered putting in some "centerline" markers to have something to aim for at least.
What are the thoughts out there? How narrow is too narrow with the impenetrable walls of corn on either side?
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