I'm soon going to put in my hangar and make a grass strip. My property has both Coastal and Bahia. I was planning on just cutting a long swath with a bush hog. What other prep should I do?
Thanks,
Ben
Making my own grass strip runway
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I wouldn't do anything without proof rolling the strip area you are going to use. First cut the "weeds" as short as you can then using a large truck like a dump loaded down, have someone drive it and you watch the tires. If the ground sinks down and then PUMPS back up your soil is unstable and your strip wont last. (I am not talking about sinking in like in mud) Also Bahai grass is coarse personally I would use Bermuda seed blended with fine masons sand. In 10 days you will start to see a runway.
How much area do you have for a runway?
Steven Phillabaum
How much area do you have for a runway?
Steven Phillabaum
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choosing a runway location
Hi,
Well, I have a couple of choices. One of my pastures is about 2500 feet long (75 acres) and the other is about 2000, (50 acres) and they are both pretty flat. The longer of the two is in Coastal and the other in Bahia. I like the smaller of the two better because it has a stream running through it, a stocked pond plus another 40 acres in pine off to the side. I'm planning on selling part of it to finance the hangar and house... wish I could, but I can't keep it all!
Ben
Well, I have a couple of choices. One of my pastures is about 2500 feet long (75 acres) and the other is about 2000, (50 acres) and they are both pretty flat. The longer of the two is in Coastal and the other in Bahia. I like the smaller of the two better because it has a stream running through it, a stocked pond plus another 40 acres in pine off to the side. I'm planning on selling part of it to finance the hangar and house... wish I could, but I can't keep it all!
Ben