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meritflyer · January 13th, 2007, 22:30

Lost about 15 knots following by about a 10 knot gain about a week ago flying into California.

Thought I'd start a thread about how to cope with windshear.

Most common teaching I've heard is, in the event of a windshear do the following -

Loss of airspeed: Expect a pitch down moment as a result of losing some relative wind. Dont pitch up as a decrease in airspeed may result in a stalled condition. Corrective action would be to pitch and power (ie lower pitch and increase power).

Gain of airspeed: Expect a pitch up moment as a result from gaining additional relative wind. Correct your pitch by lowering the nose to the horizon. Correct for the additional airspeed by a reduction in power.

Any thoughts are welcome.

January 13th, 2007, 22:30	#1
meritflyer Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Winchestertonfieldville Posts: 6,803	Flying Through Windshear Lost about 15 knots following by about a 10 knot gain about a week ago flying into California. Thought I'd start a thread about how to cope with windshear. Most common teaching I've heard is, in the event of a windshear do the following - Loss of airspeed: Expect a pitch down moment as a result of losing some relative wind. Dont pitch up as a decrease in airspeed may result in a stalled condition. Corrective action would be to pitch and power (ie lower pitch and increase power). Gain of airspeed: Expect a pitch up moment as a result from gaining additional relative wind. Correct your pitch by lowering the nose to the horizon. Correct for the additional airspeed by a reduction in power. Any thoughts are welcome. __________________ The simplest answer tends to be correct. Last edited by meritflyer; January 13th, 2007 at 23:19. Reason: Typo