Going round the bend

 For some strange reason, despite there being acres and acres of flat land here in the Treasure Valley, Idaho, with many great locations for airstrips, most of the ones MAF uses here are either very short, or have a bend in them.

It was bendy time today with Johnstone airstrip. As you can see, it's a dirt strip, and just ahead of the wing is the left corner of the runway, marked with tyres.

The runway itself is 1500ft long. I know because I measured it with a wheel. It has about a 2% downslope, which again I measured with a clinometer.

Finally it has a big old bend right near the middle. I know because I can see how insane it is with the naked eye. See how it kinks to the left in the middle distance.

So on take off, you give it a bit less right rudder and the aircraft turns left slightly as she lifts off. On landing you touch down and then use a little more left rudder as you brake, and she turns the corner as she slows down. Simple eh?