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JGalban via AviationKB.com wrote:
Matt Whiting wrote: Even above a paved runway? The temps at an airport, especially large ones (I realize this isn't a large one) are often well above ambient elsewhere. Concrete and asphalt are great sun collectors. I think that could make the difference. According to the report, the fire dept. measured the temperature at the site. Temps issued for weather reports are taken in the shade under somewhat controlled conditions. They can differ substantially from the absolute temperature measured on a hot ramp in the sun. When the tower is reporting 110 degrees here in Phoenix, it's not unusually for the plane mounted temperature probe (out in the sun, several feet off the shimmering asphalt) to report temps in excess of 125 degrees. John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) I flew out of Willow Run in Detroit one August day and the temperature on the ramp was 110 when the weather service was reporting 102. That was just nasty even with the windows open and the big fan running. It still sounds like there is more to this story than simple overloading or density altitude. Hopefully, the NTSB will be able to put the pieces of the puzzle in place. Matt |
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