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  • Landing when you're not sure what the wind is doing

    Pilot's Tip of the Week:   "How should we approach landings at a strange field with no wind socks if we suspect a cross wind might exist?" - Anon....e should certainly have a general idea of what winds...

  • Free audio - Approach and Landing When the Air is Bumpy

    Free 8-minute audio by Rod Machado where he offers tips and tactics for landing in...xplains: The hidden hazards associated with wind gusts How to maintain b...our approach Avoiding inadvertent stalls from wind...

  • Sting Jets- Nasty Weather Phenom

    ...he past couple of days.  Winds of 170km/h caused disruption...he cause of the most damaging winds in European windstorms....corpion's tail, gives the wind region its name.  The wi...t hits the ground.  Wind speeds of more than 150km/h are ass...

  • Low Altitude Bank Angles- Started by Doug Boyle

    ...there. Had a skydive plane drop in on me for a visit entering downwind from the top last time I flew...he one thing about a slipping turn to final is that it will build speed, and "most" times speed helps authority in turbulence...

  • Topic 1) fear of landing, no fear of takeoff

    This is from my own personal reflection. When I first learned how to fly, I thought taking off was no problem,...having one shortly after take off can easily cause a crash.  You know the wind...

  • 2 Frustration

    FRUSTRATIONSo far this short trip has been all about weather and...with higher than anticipated winds andfeeling tired. Waited for...t major town, Gallup, NM, had winds forecast at 46 kts., whichtu...s withgusts to 22 and Dalhart winds were forecast to be higher t...ich sits at 3605', is a close Winds...

  • Santa Maria Weather Seminar

    I went to the FAA-Wings weather seminar tonight and here are some highlights: O...t to us, so we get very accurate temp, humidity and winds aloft from that balloon each...ns at Santa Barbara (due to the Catalina Eddy, etc (wind...

  • 7 On to John's House (Williamsburg Airport (KJGG))

    Posted June 25th: On to John's [Williams] HouseThe next morning I had the hardest time getting up. Didn't sleep we...put the seat back and slept for 30minutes before hauling stuff to the trike.The wind...

  • Topic 2) early morning itis

    ...them, then finally push your trike out of the hangar at 11am.  The windsock is still hanging limp, th...nway, than 500 ft to 1000 ft above in the pattern.  Just keep your speed up on approach so you can get...

  • Aeros Grounds ALL Topless Combat HG's 2011-2013 for potential Cross-Bar Failure

    ...on August 8th. Both accidents happened during level flight at moderate speed and the weather more or less...for no apparent reason. Weather was not an issue, with smooth 8 km winds, some localized rain a few ki...