Enrique Sanchez sent in this photo, with the simple comment: “Got crosswind?”
The photo was taken June 2, 2016, at Albatros Airfield, Morelos state, Mexico.
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Great!
Back in the 1970s I hung out at Santa Monica (SMO) and there was an observation deck on the roof of a building – when Santa Ana winds would blow from the north the old timers would sit on the observation deck and watch student pilots in the pattern, and inexperienced pilots, trying to land in the (typical) 30 knot crosswinds. They would tell me that they would see these newbies sometimes run off the runway, sometimes cartwheel when they’d correct with the nosewheel.
PB, what do you mean by “. . . when they’d correct with the nosewheel.”? How do you correct for a crosswind with a nosewheel and how does that cause a cartwheel?
What great fun! I imagine they entertained themselves at other times by observing executions at the state prison.
Good day to take a drive!
I think I would go find somewhere else to land until the weather improved.
Back when I was flying in Saskatchewan, we used a logging chain for a windsock. When that chain was straight out, and the links were snapping off,… we knew there was a chance of a big wind coming up! 😉
In Texas I landed into the wind (90° to the runway) in my C-140, kept the power on until four good folks came to walk me to and tied me down — at 10:00 at NIGHT !
Looks challenging! I’ve had a few days like that and wasn’t 100% sure I would make it down safely.