Doug G. Posted April 25, 2014 Report Posted April 25, 2014 Crosswind Landing @ KFAR: FAR runway 36 Didn't hold the center very well. If I didn't t have 150' to work with I might have had to go around.
FlyingMonkey Posted April 25, 2014 Report Posted April 25, 2014 What was the wind speed, and what approach speed and flaps settings did you use? It worked out pretty well, no serious drama.
procharger Posted April 25, 2014 Report Posted April 25, 2014 Any landing and u still rolling back to hanger is good enough, nuff said looks good to me
CT4ME Posted April 25, 2014 Report Posted April 25, 2014 Great job! Looks like a good 20+ kt crosswind to me. If we knew time and airport we could look it up...
Doug G. Posted April 25, 2014 Author Report Posted April 25, 2014 It is KFAR - Fargo, ND. My home field. If I remember correctly the wind was gusting to about 23 kts (the action of the plane makes me think it was pretty steady), don't remember the angle, but 0 flaps. I don't remember the speed, but it would have been 62 plus approx. .5 gust factor. I quite often request a "wind check" when I am on final to get something more current than ATIS. That just prepares me mentally - the feel of the plane is what really tells me what is going on. I do a little better at holding center these days...most of the time. I only have about 9,000 feet on that runway to get it down.
Runtoeat Posted April 26, 2014 Report Posted April 26, 2014 Doug, looked good to me with that type of Xwind. You did a good job of keeping direction after touch down and didn't baloon back up. How many landings do you have now? I notice your video doesn't show much of the prop turning as many videos do. Maybe a newer camera with higher frame rate like a Go Pro?
Doug G. Posted April 26, 2014 Author Report Posted April 26, 2014 I think that was the old Nflight camera. I have a GoPro now too, and with the filter it does just as good a job. (Now I just need a Garmin.) I am over 500 total landings. That includes my student time in a Skycatcher.
liltaka Posted May 2, 2014 Report Posted May 2, 2014 Wow...great job! I can't even imagine landing with 18-23kts cross wind... I did 18kts only once with instructor, but by myself is another story...
Doug G. Posted May 2, 2014 Author Report Posted May 2, 2014 Despite the moniker of the "Windy City" for Chicago Fargo is generally windier. :-)
Ed Cesnalis Posted May 2, 2014 Report Posted May 2, 2014 I'll see your Fargo winds and raise you Mammoth winds
FlyingMonkey Posted May 2, 2014 Report Posted May 2, 2014 I'll see your Fargo winds and raise you Mammoth winds Doesn't the altitude at Mammoth make direct comparisons with Fargo problematic?
S4Flier Posted May 2, 2014 Report Posted May 2, 2014 Oh yeah! Well my winds are stronger than your winds AND I have obstructions close to the runway to morph directions and strength!
Ed Cesnalis Posted May 2, 2014 Report Posted May 2, 2014 Doesn't the altitude at Mammoth make direct comparisons with Fargo problematic? The altitude reduces climb performance and increases ground speeds. The thing that makes Mammoth so nasty is high terrain in close proximity to the runway. The peaks are over 13,000' and cause a lot of shear and rotors. 20 gusting to 30 with left and right crosswinds at the same time and negative shear to top it off is common. I have read on the AOPA forum that anything less than a twin turbine is crazy for flying here. In fact Adam said the King Air was his minimum for flying here.
Doug G. Posted May 2, 2014 Author Report Posted May 2, 2014 We are tired for 18th highest average winds (12.2 mph) in the lower 48, higher than Chicago. Part of it is because it is extremely flat in the Red River (of the North) valley. All the obstacles are man made. Today I was going to fly to help with Young Eagles flights. Went from a steady 9kts to 29kt gusts in the time I it took to pre-flight this a.m. was gusting at 35 by the time I got the plane back in the hangar - frustrating!
S4Flier Posted May 2, 2014 Report Posted May 2, 2014 Interesting list of average winds: http://www.city-data.com/top2/c467.html
Doug G. Posted May 2, 2014 Author Report Posted May 2, 2014 Seems to be a bit of disagreement...not a lot. http://average-wind-speed.findthebest.com/
liltaka Posted May 3, 2014 Report Posted May 3, 2014 Despite the moniker of the "Windy City" for Chicago Fargo is generally windier. :-) FYI - Chicago is "Windy City", much worse than Fargo and Mammoth combined...but interms of politics... Physically, windy only at the bottom of skyscrapers...
Ed Cesnalis Posted May 3, 2014 Report Posted May 3, 2014 70° crosswind, 20kts gusting to 30kts for the next 3 days. Girlfriend is at the beach I'm stuck in Mammoth. Tioga pass opened so at least I can drive or ride to Yosemite.
Doug G. Posted May 3, 2014 Author Report Posted May 3, 2014 There's part of my advantage - two runways N & S, E & W. (Oh, and I live with my girlfriend. Married her close to 43 years ago.) :-)
Ed Cesnalis Posted May 3, 2014 Report Posted May 3, 2014 We have E/W but on days like this I have used a N/S taxi lane. I live with my girlfriend as well but she offered to watch her friends dogs and house on the beach at Balboa Island in Newport Beach for 2 weeks.
GravityKnight Posted May 15, 2014 Report Posted May 15, 2014 I've done 18 knots direct x-wind in a CT and it looks like you had a bit more lean into it than me (mines filmed as well).... pretty strong wind, nice landing! Nothing like a good x-wind Haven't hit too much this year yet, I look at spring now as a time to get sharp on x-wind again.. but this year has been so bad it's not even worth flying most days (gusting 40-60 knots etc.) Haven't seen more than a 9-10knt xwind in months...
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