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...approach fast to get through cross winds, turbulence, wind gradient,...ore you touch down. If cross winds and turbulence is bouncing y...nbsp; Tricycle gear is unstable at high speeds. I agree that onc...ulling the bar down when landing a high speed (+60mph) is very risky.&...Comment on "Strongest Wind you would comfortably fly in with NO Turbulence?"
...d in. I have flow in 40kt winds at high altitude, and was very pleasa...the ground. For surface winds during takeoff and landing, 1...ay and the ramp. When the winds got on my tail, the forces dr...ere is no reason to land if the winds are too high. Divert to another airpo...- Well their definately cirrus and high winds aloft. Really nice shot.
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...ust factor and potential rotors are OK, then higher winds are no big deal for the take...ight phase (I think we've all flown with winds at altitude of 30kts). I...into the wind (my home airport is OK in much higher winds than Oceano which is a few mi...Comment on "So... despite having done careful fuel planning, have you ever found yourself arriving at your destination with a very uncomfortably low amount of fuel?"
...irds flying different altitudes downwind upwind,look for coloums of smoke dust paper and direction of drift Clouds cirrus high winds aloft and also listen to prop planes high pitch that plane is battleing...- Nice post James. love the way the prop "unfolds." Best of all when winds get too high or VFR turns to IFR I could lada and drive home!
- ...ential instability. You called it high point of gravity (POG) and I called it high center of gravity. It d...he same aspect. Yes, POG is quite high due to large tires, height of...s), cross wind landings, or even higher winds when parked with minimal or i...
- ...ins and valley are oriented North/South. Early soaring pilots figured out that the Sierras were high enough to block the general west winds (from the pacific- though when the winds get high enough and spill over the top,...
- Thats an incredable stacked lenticulars wow . High winds , sheer turbulance . Time to put the bird in a barn an pull out the moose drool pale ale and fly in a lawn chair dave!
- David Coy, That is the tie down that I have handy, similar to seaplanes, that is easy to reach for quick and effective wing control/tiedown. This can be especially handy in high winds.