I have taken off with calm winds and had 40 knots 1/2 an
hour later. If you don't teach students to fly in strong
winds, you are not preparing them for changes in the
weather.

First solo at 25 knots isn't a problem, we have probably
flown many dual lessons at 25 knots or more. We also seek
out strong crosswinds.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

"Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message
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|
| Jim Macklin wrote:
| Come to Kansas for a few days, any time of the year. We
| often have winds that are 25G40, most of our runways are
| pretty well laid out, but some airports do require a
| crosswind landing. Of course, we routinely solo
students as
| long as the wind is less than 25 knots and the gusts are
| minimal. But since this is Kansas, where the wind comes
| sweeping down the plains, we often can have a solid day
or
| two of steady 25 to 40 knot winds. Our bad weather
starts
| at 60 knots with 2 inch hail (a golf ball is 1-3/4
inch).
|
| One day I remember watching the airliners land. It was
calm
| and they all were landing very long, those calm winds
are a
| real problem.
|
|
| --
| James H. Macklin
| ATP,CFI,A&P
|
|
| That was exactly my observation too when I lived in
Albuquerque. I used
| to solo students at 25 knots. When I moved east, I got all
kind of
| weird looks and comments like "test pilot" and "against
the aircraft
| certificaton" etc.. when I tried to send students in more
than 10
| knots.
|