Can a Dragonfly take off and land on a grass strip?
It is probably unwise to do this with the wide gear stance of a MK I. However, the original designer of the Hoop Gear flew his off a grass strip, and occasionally others have done so. The MK II and MK II-H do not have the large lever arm of the canard-tip gear configuration, and the “blue brochure” mentions dirt and grass strips as one reason for the switch to the MK II inboard gear. It also depends on what kind of tires you have. Few Dragonflies have 600×6 tires, but those would be much better than the Azusa wheels on the prototype. Ask around on the message boards and see if you can find someone who has a similar airplane to yours and ask that person what experience he has had with grass strips.
