Stef den Boer wrote: > If I hear all your comments I have to go for the asphalt runway.
Well, if the asphalt runway is only 200m longer than the grass one, there may be very little difference in safety between the two. The grass will stop you more quickly than asphalt, and will be more "foregiving" if you get sideways. It will lengthen takeoff roll, but with you 110HP engine, that won't be an issue. At this point, clear approaches and emergency landing locations nearby maybe be the determining factor, if they are different between the two airports. Height of the grass would be another potential factor. Some grass strips are practically dirt, while others have grass 6" tall growing on them. I would caution the test pilot to do his first landings at an even longer runway before he attempts the 1200m asphalt strip. And I'm sure you'll prepare him for the fact that it is lighter on the controls than the majority of airplanes.
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