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Old November 8th 06, 01:41 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Larry Dighera
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Default Winds A Factor In Lidle Crash

On Tue, 7 Nov 2006 19:37:01 -0500, "Dudley Henriques"
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These two guys in the Cirrus had one of the moments I'm talking about here.
They weren't stupid, and I'm sure they didn't want to die. They screwed up,
and the numbers played out against them. Instead of having one of those
"experiences" I'm talking about, they didn't make it.


From the radar track available he
http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2006/N929CD...rn_3radars.pdf it would
seem that flying up the corridor when there's a cross wind isn't very
smart. When they entered the corridor, the die was cast baring
climbing above the roof tops, entering Bravo airspace, or executing a
chandelle type course reversal (or ditching).

A prudent pilot who mentally flew the route on the ground before
departing would stand a good chance of discovering this gotcha, and
planned one of the three actions mentioned above, or at least
calculated the turning radius of his aircraft beforehand.

Planning is the key.

Is there any evidence so far indicating they got a weather briefing
immediately before departure, and that the cross wind had been
observed and reported?

Disclaimer: Because of the limited amount of factual information
available at this time, and my complete lack of familiarity with the
location, my comments are primarily speculative as they relate to this
specific mishap.