Wind

At some point you need to get up there and fly in some wind if you
ever want to get beyond just a fair weather pilot. Fly with a CFI
for a few hours in it just to get some experience. Eventually you
will not mind this sort of weather so much and you will be a MUCH
safer pilot.

Great day to practice "Chinese landings."

What are Chinese landings?

Jose
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Jose wrote in news:n5m1h.25323$7I1.14444
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Great day to practice "Chinese landings."

What are Chinese landings?

Jose

Isn't that where everyone in the vehicle hops out on final and switches
seats?

Guy Elden Jr wrote:
Today is without a doubt the windiest day we've seen up here in the
northeast in quite a few months... METARs all around NYC are reporting
anywhere from 15 - 25 kts, gusting anywhere from 30 - 40 kts. Some of
the spreads between standing winds and gusts are around 20 - 25 kts, so
a typical C-172 pilot would have to adjust approach speed by around 10
- 13 kts using the half gust factor method.

I learned in Colorado. 20G33 was good student solo weather.
It's all what you're used to. Of course, I was also used
to unlimited visibilities. Margy on the other hand learned
in DC. Winds were never severe but 4 miles in haze is a
nice VFR day.

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:19:31 GMT, Jose
wrote:

Great day to practice "Chinese landings."

What are Chinese landings?

That's where you're landing in a slip with one wing higher than the
other. "One Hung Lo."

I had a primary CFI who used to call them that. I once saw the term
mentioned in an AOPA Pilot magazine quiz page. Apparently the term
dates to WWI.

RK Henry

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:19:31 GMT, Jose wrote:

Great day to practice "Chinese landings."

What are Chinese landings?

"One Wing Low"

Ron Wanttaja

Great day to practice "Chinese landings."

What are Chinese landings?

"One Wing Low"

I am still trying to determine which is more exciting... in a high wing
or a low wing? I am thinking high wing because the roll angle is greater.