To: Blueflag
4. Landed too frickin’ hot *Blueflag wonders what the winds were and what the cross wind component was...Supposedly the plane landed with a 16kt tailwind...
Other reports claimed winds from the North at 9 mph (pilot landed on runway 13, so that is likely also describing a tailwind).
25 posted on
03/05/2015 11:52:52 AM PST by
Zeppo
("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
To: Zeppo
Most airplanes, from Piper Cubs to Boeing 747s have limitations to the tailwind component for landing. 10 knots tailwind component is the standard flight manual limit and it may be that is an FAA limit as well. If the wind was out of the North at 9, this would mean that the wind had a tailwind component and a crosswind component. If it was 360/9 it would be within limits.
I have not seen whether the aircraft went off the end of the runway or veered off to the side???
26 posted on
03/05/2015 1:22:31 PM PST by
BatGuano
(You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
To: Zeppo
It was the side of the runway according to the post. ;-)
27 posted on
03/05/2015 1:24:37 PM PST by
BatGuano
(You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
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