Taking off in the face of an approaching Hurricane

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"C J Campbell" wrote:

Depends on whether the winds were straight down the runway or not. What was
the crosswind component? Once you are in the air, the wind makes no
difference at all except for your groundspeed.

Perhaps he did not leave earlier because it took him that long to get to the
airport. He might have had to come in from out of state.



This morning, several of us, who normally "gaggle" to breakfast, met and
discussed flying in this condition. We are about 40 miles from ORL; the
wind was straight down the runway. As long as the air is relatively
smooth, there is no problem, as long as you take care taxiing
(especially in a high wing).