Thanks for the comments, gents.
cowpatz wrote:Finding the strip must be a mission in itself.
You bet. Those guys must have acute situational awareness.
In the sim it's potentially harder to do, I just flew to the pond (in the clip at 1:50) and turned finals there.
Because the strip is seriously uphill, your perspective is wrong and you easily go in too low.
I confess there was wreckage 100m short a couple of times.
Also I suspect the model does not provide reverse thrust which would help a whole lot on grass!