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To: Lady Jag
Have you seen this video?

Yes, earlier. It brought back a memory of taking off in the Tomahawk one morning, and having a front pass through. I landed it somehow around 25+ MPH crosswind, from what the windsock looked like, and damned if I know how I did it, other than no flaps and some good footwork.

It was long enough ago so I can confess that when I taxied to the apron and shut down I sat in the plane and cried for a minute or two.

When I went inside, I heard a couple of people talking.."Yes, the Tomahawks are flying today..I just saw one land".

"That was ME, and they are NOT!"

The Demonstrated Crosswind Velocity of that plane is 15 Kts.

121 posted on 03/03/2008 10:55:55 AM PST by Gorzaloon
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To: Gorzaloon

I once landed a 152 in 20 direct cross coming back from a solo cross country during training. My instructor had given me one chance on the unicom when I told him I didn’t want to divert to a more favorable strip 20 miles away.

He came out when I was shutting down at the tie down and said, “That was beautiful”. I said, “I wish I had seen it too”.


127 posted on 03/03/2008 11:10:00 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (I voted Republican because no Conservatives were running.)
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