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January 22nd 04, 06:09 PM
Roy Smith
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(Snowbird) wrote:
As far as I could tell, it didn't do a thing to my landing roll.
You may not have noticed the increase, but physics is physics. Most
spam cans touch down at about 50 kts, which means a 10 kt tailwind
increases your touchdown ground speed by 20%. Basic physics says that
will increase your ground roll by 44% for the same amount of braking
effort.
Everybody should try some downwind landings, if only to see just how bad
an idea they are. The problem is how. I don't like doing them at
uncontrolled fields, because you're going against traffic. The best way
is to find a towered airport at a time when there's nobody else around
and ask for the downwind runway.
Roy Smith