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![]() "Dave J" wrote in message ups.com... I went down to the airport (KPAO) the other day, not really knowing what I was going to do. When I got their the wind was 260 variable 320, 15 gusting 20. I thought about whether doing some pattern work in that would be manageable, and decided, I was up for it. I rented the club's rattiest 172 (no sense wasting $s going nowhere) and taxied out. Yes, wind is your friend, if you know how to tame it.... |
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![]() "Blueskies" wrote Yes, wind is your friend, if you know how to tame it.... Friend? A friend is someone you like, well. I would say it is more like an in-law, that you know has to be tolerated, from time to time. You know that it is part of the deal, and that you should not change the way you live, and enjoy life, even if they are around. When they come to stay, (and stay, and stay) and they get to be way too much, then occasionally, you look for other ways to deal with them, (before you do something really, really bad) and sometimes that means leaving the house for a while! g -- Jim in NC |
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Friend? A friend is someone you like, well.
I would say it is more like an in-law, that you know has to be tolerated, from time to time. You know that it is part of the deal, and that you should not change the way you live, and enjoy life, even if they are around. When they come to stay, (and stay, and stay) and they get to be way too much, then occasionally, you look for other ways to deal with them, (before you do something really, really bad) and sometimes that means leaving the house for a while! g Ha! Well said, Jim... Wind can be exciting, and practicing crosswind landings can be fun -- but I don't think I'll ever prefer a windy day over a calm one.... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Wind can be exciting, and practicing crosswind landings can be fun --
but I don't think I'll ever prefer a windy day over a calm one.... No even when it's fifty knots on your tail? Jose -- Get high on gasoline: fly an airplane. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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![]() "Jose" wrote in message t... Wind can be exciting, and practicing crosswind landings can be fun -- but I don't think I'll ever prefer a windy day over a calm one.... No even when it's fifty knots on your tail? Jose -- Get high on gasoline: fly an airplane. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. Yup, 256 knots on the DME flying the C-210... Landing after landing after landing in Hawaii, the trades always blowin' off to one side or the other... Flying a 150 'backwards' when the Santa Anna's are blowing. The wind is indeed our friend. and just for fun, we couldn't even fly if there was no wind, relative wind that is. ;-) (makes the in-law analogy all the better) |
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"Blueskies" wrote in
. net: Flying a 150 'backwards' when the Santa Anna's are blowing. I have flown a 207 'backwards' in western AK when the winds are going and I have seen a 208B do the same. BTW, If you want to learn how to fly in crosswinds, come up here. I have flown into 35ft wide runways with 30 kt xwinds (straight across). I have seen people do it with 40 kts, but that is beyond my skill level. |
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![]() "Jackal24" wrote in message ... "Blueskies" wrote in . net: Flying a 150 'backwards' when the Santa Anna's are blowing. I have flown a 207 'backwards' in western AK when the winds are going and I have seen a 208B do the same. BTW, If you want to learn how to fly in crosswinds, come up here. I have flown into 35ft wide runways with 30 kt xwinds (straight across). I have seen people do it with 40 kts, but that is beyond my skill level. The old joke goes like this... The pilots were slowing down the plane and really starting to sweat it. They came in and touched down just past the threshold and jumped on the brakes. The tires smoked and squealed, but they finally got it stopped... The first officer said "Man, that is the shortest runway I've ever been on" to which the Captain replied, "yes, but it sure is wide...." |
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Strong, steady winds can allow some interesting flights...
For example, if you have an ultralight (or glider) with a nice slow stall speed, and a steady wind (greater than the stall speed at altitude), straight down the runway. Take off, climb out straight ahead, slow down, back up over the field, accelerate and descend, land on runway you took off from. All without turning more than a few degrees either way. It's one of only two ways you can takeoff and land on the same runway without turning, and one of them takes a real long time! (Helicopters don't really count in this case) Extra point question: how does the earth's rotation come into play in this scenario? 66 |
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