Well, one out of three isn't bad... Fifteen gusting well over 20 is
pretty much the norm at Moriarty, and for that reason I keep my patterns
pretty close in and plenty of airspeed. It's not at all uncommon for me
to begin my base turn abeam the threshold with IAS around 65-70. My
gear door speed is 76 KIAS.

Dan
5J

On 2/17/21 6:29 AM, wrote:
If the air is smooth, there is no wind, and the pilot has good airspeed control,