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Comment on "Strongest Wind you would comfortably fly in with NO Turbulence?"
...can taxi with decent control, the cross wind component, gust factor a...tential rotors are OK, then higher winds are no big deal for the take...(I think we've all flown with winds at altitude of 30kts). I...home airport is OK in much higher winds than Oceano which is a few mi...- ...fore setting down. If you have to approach fast to get through cross winds, turbulence, wind gradient, t...e, but level out and slow down first before you touch down. If cross winds and turbulence is bouncing yo...
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- The winds picked up very strong as we flew past Paria Canyon...ing down low and when we got down to 50ft AGL, the winds dropped down to about 5mph.&n...nned to climb high and overfly Zion, but the 30mph winds above us dissauded us from th...
- Just as we got there the winds were picking up (you can see we're tied at 4 points) and clouds develo...is coming. Jake at this time passed up Harris ranch 22 mph 90° cross-- hm, shoulda got up...
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- With the winds blowing 40 to 50 over the peaks we were able to fly early under the wigh winds today for a beautiful flight
- This is an album with live updates from XCTriker on his cross country from Santa Maria (SMX) to Havasu (HII) today!
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- Drag the globe around and see winds all over the world !! (sent to me by my friend Jim)
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- Occasionally I see clouds like in the picture. What does this type of cloud tell you. I am wondering if this means there are strong winds aloft. Trying to read the sky better from the ground. Thoughts?
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Discussion topics
- Today I sent a message to that instructor bloke that sits in the back seat, asking...his morning. Nobody did! Apparently you can't fly trikes in these winds and turbulence at this time o...
- ...ike the manufacturers limitations are 12 knots cross wind and max wind strength at...a good idea and I didn't want to fly in those winds" and my instructor said to me...king any headway)....I was on high alert going crosswind...Instead of doing one ni...
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- ...5 2013, 8:09:37 am PST High winds around the center of a low pressure Cross Country writes: This wee...he past couple of days. Winds of 170km/h caused disruption...ll region, perhaps only 50km across. This is 'mesoscale...
- ...s withgusts to 22 and Dalhart winds were forecast to be higher th...exas and land at Dalhart,cut across the OK Panhandle and land at...e 11 AM, then start to sprintacross Kansas and stay ahead of this...ich sits at 3605', is a close Winds Aloft station andthis morning...
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- Hi all, I wanted to start a blog about cross country flying. For new pilots who are exploring long cross country flying, what consider...ket, knife etc? How do you prepare for a cross...
- ...on dirt roads 5) mastering your radio 6) bullet proof tie downs 7) preflights and maintenance 8) weather fragility 9) cross winds take offs and landings 10) what to do if cross winds are too strong to land 11) la...
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Events
- Well do to a collective decision the location for the fly in has changed. With the high heat ,chelan winds, and no hanger space we have...
Salton Sea Fly-In Feb 5-10: in the fat sweet air 200' below sea level Hosted by Paratoys
This is mostly a Powered Parglider & Powered Parachute Event, but trikes are welcome. To Register with Paratoy...ble. If you’re adventurous, there are numerous places to explore on mini cross...- +2 more Events
Videos
- ...floor. So, the weather (especially winds aloft) has to be perfect. I w...be in early morning since surface winds pick up around 10 AM. I took...6:30 AM. The runway had only small cross wind. But I experienced stron...o through 11,000 MSL and the north winds started diminishing. I flew t...
- Most trike pilots develop a healthy respect for the difficulties that cross winds can present when flying a WSC...amp; takeoffs at Birmingham (UK) which is known for some rather stiff Xwinds.
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Cross-Country Trikers
A group for Trikers around the world who are interested in Long Distance trike flights.
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- We have had a spike in relatively new pilots getting into trouble this year. You learn a lot in the first year or two of flying, and a lot of what you learn is not in the books. Here is a list of topics that I had to learn on my own, or got help from other pilots, many of them GA pilo...
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