Ercoupe Airplanes Love Landing on Grass Runways
by Bill ~ September 5th, 2009. Filed under: Flying Proficiency, Flying Video.Last week there was one perfect evening for a bit of local flying. Some airplanes just love landing on grass runways. On this beautiful September evening three planes and their pilots were having fun (practicing & learning) and were frolicking in the pattern, a Citabria, a C-172 and an Ercoupe. This video shows a greaser landing by an Ercoupe on Runway 19 at Harford County Airport (0W3) in Maryland. September 3, 2009.
Yes, It was “the” Ercoupe – being flown solo by a close friend and student pilot. Does he know how to handle a grass runway landing or what?
Here’s another video – of a Cessna 172 landing on a grass strip in Argyle, NY (1C3). The video is taken from inside the cockpit of the C-172 with fellow pilot, Brian, at the controls.
September 7th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Nice landing – grass is definitely the best!