Comment on "Strongest Wind you would comfortably fly in with NO Turbulence?"
It's often the ground handling that'...potential rotors are OK, then higher winds are no big deal for the take...ase (I think we've all flown with winds at altitude of 30kts). I...(my home airport is OK in much higher winds than Oceano which is a few mi...Comment on "Strongest Wind you would comfortably fly in with NO Turbulence?"
Thanks everyone for giving us all an insite into the strongest winds you would fly in. For me I have flown in up to 50kts... That i...fly in 30kts, and lately we have had 20kt wind every day. The winds lately have been X-winds. For...Comment on "Strongest Wind you would comfortably fly in with NO Turbulence?"
When you say "fly in", I...in. I have flow in 40kt winds at high altitude, and was ver...he ground. For surface winds during takeoff and landing, 1...and the ramp. When the winds got on my tail, the forces dr...e is no reason to land if the winds are too high. Divert to...Comment on "Lake Havasu City Trike gathering (and Balloon Festival!) 1-18-2013"
It would be great to see you there even if your not flyin...ess to hang with friends ! Hope you have good winds and gets some great landing t...ekend. I know how frustrating the weather and winds can be when your looking for...Comment on "Lenticular clouds in Mountains North of Flathead"
Log: Left Bill's house about 6:30am.&nb...s town- he was sleeping I guess) head winds at 10,500 feet were over 30mp...at Thompson Falls (KTHM). Sheer winds at 9k, mechanical turb down t...eed over 106mph, landed in increasing winds at Polson. Buzzed by lo...Comment on "WEATHER - To Go or NOT to go. Pilot planning decisions."
Rizzy, Windy and other those sites use algorithms and geographical data to extrap...knowledge is really important where I live. Where I live, predicted NW winds are often NE... SW winds often die and generate a NE s...Comment on "Lake Havasu City Trike gathering (and Balloon Festival!) 1-18-2013"
Any pilots more familiar with Havasu weather know what to make of this? Weather Channel calls winds from the N at 11 on Friday an...station 40 miles north at Bullhead City, calls for winds from N at 25-31mph!...