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November 26th, 2004, 17:17
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: IAH
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|  Sickest winds Whats the worst winds you have had to deal with... I flew in today.. KCNM 262053Z AUTO 27031G44KT 10SM CLR 18/M02 A2972 RMK AO2 PK WND 27044/2047 SLP029 T01831017 58017 Landed runway 26.... pretty damn hairy in a Cherokee 140..YIKES Thats probably the worst Ive dealt with in that light of an aircraft.. but then again Ive only been flying about 3 years.. |
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November 26th, 2004, 17:24
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Frigid NWA Hub
Posts: 1,883
| Re: Sickest winds I took my PPL checkride in winds sustained at 12, gusting to 25. It was fun in the 152.  |
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November 26th, 2004, 17:25
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| Moderator  Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Socal
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| Re: Sickest winds Atleast they were not direct crosswinds!! |
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November 26th, 2004, 18:16
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Michigan
Posts: 452
  | Re: Sickest winds The winds on my PPL checkride were probably the worst I have dealt with so far in my flying career. I was in a 152 and the winds were 350@17G25 and the paved runway at the airport was 8-26 (yes, that is 90º). Luckily for me, they also have a grass strip that is 18-36, so I used that for my checkride flight. The DE then wanted me to TRY landing on 26 for the crosswind landing ( I think he was thinking of incorporating the go-around into this one manuver!), so I lined up and the winds must have died for a second, because the 152 had plenty of rudder to keep the nose straight and it turned out to be a good landing, although the flight was very turbulent! The nice part about this was that the DE didn't make me do the regular ground reference manuvers, as he figured the pattern was one enough (as the reason for them is in the first place). |
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November 26th, 2004, 22:28
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Memphis, TN
Posts: 13,687
| Re: Sickest winds [ QUOTE ] Atleast they were not direct crosswinds! [/ QUOTE ] 20 kt direct x-wind on my IFR checkride. I told the examiner "Um, doesn't this exceed the max crosswind component on the 172?" His response: "Son, I've got three more of these to do in ORL today. We'll just do low approaches instead of touch and gos." Thank god he took the final landing...... |
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November 26th, 2004, 22:53
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: All up in Cantubury, tellin' tales.
Posts: 4,444
| Re: Sickest winds Worst I've had was 25 knots X-wind in a Seminole, at night. Wasn't really a problem-- just no flaps, carry power and speed, aileron for the centerline and rudder for alignment. Either the plane will go straight or it won't, and if it won't it's time to dig out the sectional and find an airport with a croswind runway.  |
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November 26th, 2004, 23:04
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Low Earth Orbit
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| Re: Sickest winds [ QUOTE ] I flew in today.. 31G44KT .... pretty damn hairy in a Cherokee 140.. [/ QUOTE ] The real question is why would you fly a 140 with 31G44?!?!?! Nothing is THAT important. |
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November 27th, 2004, 00:40
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Utopia
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| Re: Sickest winds [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I flew in today.. 31G44KT .... pretty damn hairy in a Cherokee 140.. [/ QUOTE ] The real question is why would you fly a 140 with 31G44?!?!?! Nothing is THAT important. [/ QUOTE ] I don't know....there's a Barbecue joint near Lumberton, NC.....  |
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November 27th, 2004, 12:49
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Low Earth Orbit
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| Re: Sickest winds [ QUOTE ] I don't know....there's a Barbecue joint near Lumberton, NC..... [/ QUOTE ] Whoaaaaaaa.....Nelly! I haven't been there. Do tell. I go to the one in Gibson, NC every chance I get (Stanton's). |
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November 27th, 2004, 12:52
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Low Earth Orbit
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| Re: Sickest winds [ QUOTE ] Dang, that'd increase my 'pucker factor' flying an MD-88! [/ QUOTE ] No kidding, me too. Hey, when are you going to post that picture I emailed to you last week???? |
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November 27th, 2004, 12:53
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| Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Utopia
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| Re: Sickest winds Fuller's Old Fashioned Barbecue, on North Roberts. Haven't been to Stantons, but I've heard alot of good food stories about it!! Man, you're gonna make me miss my old NC flying days.... |
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November 27th, 2004, 13:01
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Chicago
Posts: 790
| Re: Sickest winds When one of my students was up for his private checkride recently, the winds were something like 20G25 and he told the examiner that he wouldn't feel comfortable flying in winds like that, nor would he fly in winds like that for a while after his checkride. I totally backed up his decision and his examiner did too. I think that it showed a much more mature "PIC mentality" and sticking to one's own personal minimums than just going no matter what the consequenses because an appointment had been set. He completed the oral that day and finished up the practical a couple of days later. Why subject yourself to potentially unsafe conditions, especially on a checkride? just my .02 Dave  |
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