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To: West Coast Conservative

Landing with the wind, not into it?


15 posted on 12/26/2006 5:29:12 PM PST by r9etb
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To: r9etb

Or landing three sheets to the wind, maybe....


18 posted on 12/26/2006 5:30:30 PM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: r9etb

"Landing with the wind, not into it?"

- I'm not a pilot, but as a passenger, I've noticed that pilots from northern climates can sometimes have problems when landing at airports like Miami or Tampa where the air is often hot and very humid. This seems to increase the lift on the wings and unless the pilot cuts the power and deliberately bangs the plane down with a heavy thud, the plane tends to float and takes up a lot of runway before the pilot can get it on the ground. I suppose it's possible the pilot just misjudged the effect and lost it.


77 posted on 12/27/2006 4:54:34 AM PST by finnigan2
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