Landing in high winds
Hi!
The other day I was flying in to Haugesund Karmoy (ENHD) on the west coast
of Norway.
The wind was 17 kts with 27 kts gust 30 degrees down the runway.
I was flying an Arrow 180 with the old herskey bar wings. Normally final
approach is done at 90 mph. However, in this wind I put on between 10-15
extra knots for safety.
It worked out well, although the long final was interesting to say the
least....the plane was jumping around madly, but never too scary, just glad
I was alone in the plane without any scared passenger....
About 50 feet over ground, the riot calmed down, and landing was a non
event. However, the crosswind component was still evident, so I landed in a
slip to compensate.
What do you other guys do in such a situation? Just put son some more speed
and fly "normal", or do you still keep the numbers? (not such a good idea
considering the gusts...)
Frode
P28R-180
LN-LMR
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