Yes, they do think that. It is a fact that was just as much
wind as was blowing the day they did the proving test for
certification. The FAR 23 sets a minimum wind as a function
of stall speed, but with proper technique the actual limit
is much higher. Just to make the point, if the runway is
3,500 x 150 feet and the crosswind is 40 knots, you can land
at an angle on the runway, reducing the crosswind component.


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

"Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message
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|I guess what I was trying to say was those who live in less
windy areas
| tend to think of the "demonstrated crosswind" are a real
limitation.
|
|
| Matt Whiting wrote:
| Andrew Sarangan wrote:
| 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.
|
|
| If the 25 knots was orthogonal to the runway, then I
understand the
| weird looks. If it was a headwind aligned with the
runway, then not a
| big deal. Taxiing might be a little interesting if the
trainer is a
| C152, but landing should be easy ... and very short!
|
| Matt
|