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Jip - was cruising at between 180 kph and 200 kph for at least 35 minutes - loved the tailwind!- Today was all rotor from a 20mph tailwind over the ridge. Totally calm everywhere else
- Usually a quartering tailwind on the ground when you are trying to get it moving is the worst case (besides a completely wacked out landing). A lot depends on how much sl...
Comment on "Buttonwillow-Calif Valley-Yosemite--Monterey-Oceano"
...eaded northbound through the valley. It was a little bumpy until I got out of the mountains then things smoothed out and I picked up a nice tailwind at altitude. But there...- ...ere faulting him for a downwind landing attempt. Gliders cant taxi back to the upwind end of a runway, so they often land in mild downwind (tailwind) so that they coast back to t...
- ...C picked me up at Whiteman airport and we took off for the Salton Sea. We first crossed Burbank's airspace, then further along we picked up a tailwind and I was excited to see 114...
Comment on "How many engine outs have you had? Rough engine precautionary landings do not count, unless the prop is gone, then count that as an engine out. Running out of gas counts too. After voting, confess your sins. Everyone should have a story to share."
...ing conditions. Ideal conditions for a screw-up, flying 50mph straight at the 100' mark up a 600' hill/ridge with a 20mph tailwind, 25-30 degree upslope an...- ...s-up was just after 0600 hours, the air was good and the aircraft were all heading in the right direction, towards the mountains. We began with a tailwind, but as we reached the mounta...
- ...the 3rd movie of the "Top to Bottom" journey, covers the flight from Astoria Airport to Newport Airport. We flew very fast with strong tailwind, but we had skipped 2 small a...