I did not take this picture because I can see myself inside the plane. My friend Alex Plank took this photograph as I was taxing out for departure. One of the most difficult things about flying in the bush is determining the useable boundaries of the airstrip BEFORE usage. In this photo my main gear are sitting in middle the runway and my wings are parallel to the strip. The rocks just to my right are marking the sides of the airstrip. Generally, the strips that we land on are only as wide as our main gear plus or minus 2-3 feet. My tires are generally touching down in the first 3 feet of the airstrip. So I guess the box is pretty tight. I’ve tried to practice this and I am horrible at faking an airstrip drawn in the sand. But, for some reason if I am just out doing a days work, I can touch down within 6 inches of my desired spot every-time. It’s really important to know exactly where you want the plane to go before you get there. I’ve run off of the sides of airstrips in the past due to; slippery conditions, sun in my eyes, one brake locked tight etc. etc. It happens occasionally because the margins are so thin for usable surface. Usually this means you hit a rock, or ditch that you had planned to avoid. That’s when the big tires come in handy. I love my 35″ Bushweels.