New found hobby in Albuquerque

[Mitch]

With a monsoon season that has truly been one for the ages, the
Albuquerque Soaring Club has decided to change it's name, as well as
the type of hobby it supports. Check it out at www.abqsoaring.com

-EX

[Mitch]

Whoops! Make the www.abqsoaring.org


-EX

[Mitch]

Whoops! Make that www.abqsoaring.org


-EX

[Shawn Curry]

Mitch wrote:
> Whoops! Make that www.abqsoaring.org
>
>
> -EX
>
LOL! Colorado is pretty damp too. Green hillsides in August is very
strange here.

Shawn

[Mike C 17]

I think Albuquerque must have over 250% of the normal moisture for the
year so far. I do not ever remember so much rain in New Mexico. Good
for the long standing drought but not so great for soaring. Next week
is going to be booming though.


Shawn Curry wrote:
> Mitch wrote:
> > Whoops! Make that www.abqsoaring.org
> >
> >
> > -EX
> >
> LOL! Colorado is pretty damp too. Green hillsides in August is very
> strange here.
>
> Shawn

[Mike the Strike]

So why is the new Moriarty runway being called a "crosswind runway?" I
thought you already had one of those!

Mike

[309]

I thought every runway in New Mexico was a crosswind runway.

When flying my Swift west from Double Eagle, I briefly considered
taking off from one of the taxiways, but that would have pointed me
direclty at both of the (big) FBO buildings... Fortunately, the Swift
wanted to get home faster than me, and took to the air before I could
open my eyes.

-Pete
#309

[Mike C 17]

Mike,

If you are refering to the mention of a crosswind runway that is found
on the Website, we are going to have a crosswind runway built sometime
in the future. It has recently been approved. We currently have one
runway, about 7200' usually landing on 26, most often it seems with a
SW wind.

Mike

Mike the Strike wrote:
> So why is the new Moriarty runway being called a "crosswind runway?" I
> thought you already had one of those!
>
> Mike

[Bill Daniels]

"Mike the Strike" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> So why is the new Moriarty runway being called a "crosswind runway?" I
> thought you already had one of those!
>
> Mike
>

Typical throughout the mountain west of the USA. I think there must have
been a bad copy of AC-150 (FAA doucument on how to build an airport .) going
around where it said, "add 90 degrees to the prevailing wind direction to
get runway heading".

Bill Daniels

[Eric Greenwell[_1_]]

Bill Daniels wrote:
> "Mike the Strike" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
>> So why is the new Moriarty runway being called a "crosswind runway?" I
>> thought you already had one of those!
>>
>> Mike
>>
>
> Typical throughout the mountain west of the USA. I think there must have
> been a bad copy of AC-150 (FAA doucument on how to build an airport .) going
> around where it said, "add 90 degrees to the prevailing wind direction to
> get runway heading".

That copy was corrected with the addition of the criteria "that airports
requiring two runways shall have the prevailing wind bisect the angle
between the runways". Our airport (Richland, WA) had three runways
initially. Years ago, the two that faced the major prevailing winds
(21/03 and 30/12) were removed, and a new one (19/01) was added. Our
worst wind now bisects the two runways!

Despite our griping, there were sensible reasons for the change, but
it's still annoying when the winds exceed 20 knots.

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