Well that was interesting ...

[Pilawt]

Nothin' on TV, so we had the evening's entertainment right outside the window.

 

[CC268]

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Nothin' on TV, so we had the evening's entertainment right outside the window.

Great time to shoot some instrument approaches! This is why I got my IR! I bet the airline guys were taking off like it was no big deal

Habooooooob!

 

[Ted]

Only gusting to 62...

 

[CC268]

My buddy held for an hour over Zuni (160 east of KPHX)

 

[CC268]

Only gusting to 62...

You shoulda been there landing in the MU2!

 

[kyleb]

Only gusting to 62...

Sounds like a turning point for the conversation.

Insert your heroic crosswind story here...

 

[Stingray Don]

Skyhawk 12345, line up and rotate.

 

[frfly172]

Scary ,I would want to on the ground while that weather went by.

 

[Ted]

You shoulda been there landing in the MU2!

Sounds like a turning point for the conversation.

Insert your heroic crosswind story here...

It was just a joke. Worst wind I’ve ever landed was gusting somewhere in the 40s. I don’t wanna crash.

Worst crosswind was something like 20G35 direct crosswind going to a 2900 ft strip with obstacles at night in the 310.

The MU2 is actually kinda squirrely in crosswinds. I’m getting the hang of it, but I have to pay a lot more attention to where the wind is than I did with any previous plane.

 

[RyanB]

Send it!

 

[Pilawt]

These photos cover a span of 22 minutes ...

 

[Timbeck2]

Send it!

 

[RyanB]

I wrote that just for you!

 

[CC268]

I wrote that just for you!

Tim bought that cool shirt I posted a few days ago. The one with the "Send It" logo.

 

[RyanB]

Tim bought that cool shirt I posted a few days ago. The one with the "Send It" logo.

WTG Tim! You can now fit in with us millennials!

 

[Timbeck2]

CC268 isn't really a dude.

 

[denverpilot]

CC268 isn't really a dude.

Not one of the 57 other genders?

 

[Timbeck2]

They don't call him Heinz for nuttin.

 

[Pilawt]

Appropriate music -- "Why Doesn't It Rain" -- by Arizona's Official State Balladeer, Dolan Ellis:

https://soundcloud.com/balladeer1/why-doesnt-it-rain/s-HpQEZ

 

[CC268]

Not one of the 57 other genders?

I have a degree in Gender Studies. The amount of genders is infinite.

 

[CC268]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=963228370535979

 

[CC268]

They don't call him Heinz for nuttin.

I don’t get it

 

[Pilawt]

Another dust storm today. This one didn't hit us directly, more off to the south. Yesterday's rain probably reduced the amount of airborne dust as well.

 

[jkaduk]

When I was stationed at Luke AFB a commercial DC9 made (I assume) an emergency landing at the base. It's been a long time ago so I don't remember if they went there to beat the storm or if they landed in it. In any case I definitely remember the PAX deplaning in the midst of it.

 

[Lachlan]

They don't call him Heinz for nuttin.

Nuttin? So it’s definitely some sort of male type.

 

[bflynn]

I don’t wanna crash.

At 62 kts, you don't crash, you hover land. Then crab + throttle to taxi. Easy-Peasy.

 

[charheep]

You gotta add half the gust factor to your landing speed... Isnt that close to full rental power in a 150?

 

[Lachlan]

You gotta add half the gust factor to your landing speed... Isnt that close to full rental power in a 150?

First, there's no difference between full rental power and regular full power in a 150. Second, to answer your question, yes.