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With an RHI of
32, based on Galen Hanselman's
"Fly Idaho”
book, I figured that Soldier Bar would be one of the easier strips.
This strip is somewhat deceiving as the length looks quite adequate but there
are two bumps that one must watch for. The first is just in from the approach
end of the strip and you want to be slow or stopped when reaching it. Hitting
it too fast would certainly launch the airplane back into the air which would
not be a good thing. The other big bump is down at the other end and it is a
big one. If you are worrying about hitting it when landing, you shouldn’t be
there. On take off you either need to taxi down the big bump and begin the take
off roll from that point or go from the top and get off before hitting the
bottom. The King Katmai was off just as the strip just started down the back
side of the big bump. I estimate the take off distance to be no more than 250
feet.
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