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Originally Posted by Lee D  Landing with a tail wind isnt really a difficult thing, heck, you can "land" in a 20 knot tail wind if you feel so inclined . . . . . if there is any runway left under your wheels when you finally come to a complete stop is another thing entirely. |
Actually during my PPL check ride, I ended up having to do my final soft-field landing with a tail wind. There was a lot of traffic at FDK (difficult to try a runway change) and so we decided that the runway was long enough and it was safe. I used up most of the runway in the 172. But I was taking that risk as a PIC after evaluating the situation so I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, especially student pilots.