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Wolfy · March 6th, 2008, 15:43

I think people are just not familiar that Clipper pilots are God's gift to aviation. You could call me slightly biased as I just hopped out of a 1949 Piper Clipper. Here in Sonoma, tail draggers normally take off on the runway and land on the grass; saves the tires and makes the landing softer. I'm not sure how it is on snow, but a Clipper can definetely get in and out under 1000 feet on grass. There's a Clipper here that has been on floats, skis and wheels only this year. I'll ask the pilot what he thinks about it.

March 6th, 2008, 15:43	#33
Wolfy Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sonoma, CA Posts: 294	Re: Pilot lands on golf course to get son to lesson I think people are just not familiar that Clipper pilots are God's gift to aviation. You could call me slightly biased as I just hopped out of a 1949 Piper Clipper. Here in Sonoma, tail draggers normally take off on the runway and land on the grass; saves the tires and makes the landing softer. I'm not sure how it is on snow, but a Clipper can definetely get in and out under 1000 feet on grass. There's a Clipper here that has been on floats, skis and wheels only this year. I'll ask the pilot what he thinks about it.