I knew I should have waited....sigh

I forget... did you have th eoil door open on your check ride?
 
SkyHog said:
You know.....I could learn some humility like I used to have here.....
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Humility is overrated.

And I can't believe we both used the term "license".

What a buncha dumbasses we were.
 
Congrats on passing your PPL with those kind of conditions. 160@16 gusting 27 can be nerve wracking even when you don't have someone sitting next to you critiquing you.
 
Flyparrothead said:
Congrats on passing your PPL with those kind of conditions. 160@16 gusting 27 can be nerve wracking even when you don't have someone sitting next to you critiquing you.
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Shoot, that's calm winds around here! :rofl: It does get your attention though. ;)
 
I'm still here though,

I'll tell Grandpa HI for sure Bruce.

Best,
 
SkyHog said:
He really got me with "If you have a 15 knot crosswind, would you rather have it from the left side or the right side?"

Didn't know the answer to that one.
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Not the greatest question….what he's getting at is that a tailwind on base requires extra diligence not to overshoot and skid the base-to-final turn. Frankly, there are bigger concerns unless it's a BIG crosswind, as it's not hard to widen the downwind a bit.

Obviously your answer or lack thereof was good enough.

Congratulations.

How did you bust the short field? Too short?
 
MAKG1 said:
Not the greatest question….what he's getting at is that a tailwind on base requires extra diligence not to overshoot and skid the base-to-final turn. Frankly, there are bigger concerns unless it's a BIG crosswind, as it's not hard to widen the downwind a bit.

Obviously your answer or lack thereof was good enough.

Congratulations.

How did you bust the short field? Too short?
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I see that you, too, got suckered in to the 9 year old thread ;-). Still a gripping story....

My thought on the x-wind from right vs. left was right rudder... I thought you'd rather have it from the right so you'll have an easier time in case of a go around...?? Am I way off on that?

[clicks mic: mcukier is student pilot]
 
Yeah, I missed the date. Mea culpa.

As long as you don't run out of rudder travel (that ain't happening in a 15 knot crosswind), it doesn't matter. You can let the airplane crab as soon as the descent is arrested and you know you're not going to touch down.
 
SkyHog said:
"If you have a 15 knot crosswind, would you rather have it from the left side or the right side?"

Didn't know the answer to that one.
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So what is the right answer? I am more comfortable with a crosswind from the left… it just feels easier to deal with, but I've never heard a definitive statement on this.

Does anyone here prefer it from the right?
 
DesertNomad said:
So what is the right answer? I am more comfortable with a crosswind from the left… it just feels easier to deal with, but I've never heard a definitive statement on this.

Does anyone here prefer it from the right?
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IMO, you're much more susceptible to overshooting base to final with a tailwind on base.

So, it depends on whether you're flying right or left traffic.

For left traffic, you want a crosswind from the right.
 
I wasn't really considering the patter, just the very short final and landing with a crosswind. From the left has always seemed more comfortable. At an uncontrolled field with nobody around and a 90° crosswind, I'd choose to land with it coming from the left, everything else being equal.
 
I'm not sure there is a correct answer to the question. For me personally, I would rather a steady wind than gusty. I would rather a headwind on downwind, a headwind on base, and a headwind of final. It's some pretty screwy weather to get that and you usually have lots of heavy gusts.
So a headwind on base would be my ideal crosswind. Left or right on final doesn't bother me.
On takeoff, I think a left cross might be better.
 
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