What GA Planes Would Fly In This Wx

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I WAS thinking of flying on Friday or Saturday. So I do my usual, peak the NOAA hourly wx several days out to see if its even worth it. As you can see, our winter will never end :( .

Our runway is 13/31 and 75ft wide. It is a full crosswind component. So this has me curious, are there any of the more common GA planes that have demonstrated crosswind component of 20kts (not to mention the gusting over 30)? And how many of you out there would fly in this wind and that runway configuration in your GA plane?

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forget about flying for next 10 days or so....

havid said that.. am going to the airport in few hrs :d:d
 
Demonstrated crosswind is a performance requirement related to stall speed. It is not a limit of any kind on what an airframe will do. A Cherokee will handle 20G30. A Cessna 150 or a 210 would handle those winds just fine. Of course the pilot better bring their A game...
 
I landed in 33 knots crosswind component in my Husky. It was a steady wind. The rudder was all the way to the floor. So thats where the Husky runs out of rudder. Its the gusts that make it hard. I can usually handle winds in the 20's, when they get into the 30's it gets to be a no-go (or find a headwind runway). Even if you find a headwind runway, you still have to taxi.
 
wayne said:
A Piper Cub. At those wind speeds I'm sure you could stop it in 75 ft. ;) Pretty sure. :eek:
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So this 90-degree cross wind would reduce the landing rollout that significantly?

I would think the worst part of that strong crosswind in a cub would be after you land and slow down to taxi speeds and a gust flipping you over or get under the tail when you turn off the runway.
 
WannFly said:
forget about flying for next 10 days or so....

havid said that.. am going to the airport in few hrs :d:d
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I'm trying to find a time to fly earlier this week now, even its just pattern work. This next system is going rock and roll its way in here. I love when its Thunderstorms and snow all in the same short term forecast. Flippin' mother nature is like: "Try some winter and summer at the same time...sucka!"
 
Sinistar said:
So this 90-degree cross wind would reduce the landing rollout that significantly?

I would think the worst part of that strong crosswind in a cub would be after you land and slow down to taxi speeds and a gust flipping you over or get under the tail when you turn off the runway.
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Land across the runway (hence stopping in 75' :D ) with a 38 mph stall speed on the Cub. Now, taxiing it afterwards...... :eek::eek::eek:
 
One of the great things about being a private pilot is if the winds are blowing that hard I've the option of staying on the ground. I used to fly tough winds when I was new to this, but have wised up since.
 
JCranford said:
My 210 HAS a 20 mph xwind component, however, no...
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I've heard the 210's crosswind capability described as 'legendary' and watched a 210 land in 26G30 knots direct crosswind with nary a bobble a couple weeks ago. When I landed in the same wind I got to do the landing three times. :D Oh well, at least all three landings only had one approach...
 
That's ****ty weather even for the big guys. I have to fly in it but I don't like it.
 
I have done it. But it was a wx changed on the way home. It’s not fun, I really don’t want to fly unless it’s enjoyable.
 
Clark1961 said:
I've heard the 210's crosswind capability described as 'legendary' and watched a 210 land in 26G30 knots direct crosswind with nary a bobble a couple weeks ago...
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26G30 is almost a steady wind. When it's 15G30 you better watch out...
 
Guy by the PoA handle of AlphaDog posted a YouTube video of cross wind landings gusting to 20 knots (I think) in a Luscombe. I'll look for the link. Personally, I would not fly my bird in winds that high!

Here it is:

 
Sinistar:

You've earned this from me:

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I’ve done 25 straight xwind in a warrior it’s fine just have to actually use the controls pretty aggressively. Gusting or mechanical turbulence is the hard part. Flying with some ppls I see they are timid on the xwind input. Put that rudder to the floor and ailerons to the stops more or less and keep your inputs all the way down. Might not grease it on but it’ll be aight.
 
Mtns2Skies said:
Sure is!... For those that don't know how to taxi.
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FTFY. Right side up all those Cessnas fly the same...like a pendulum. :D The only thing is you can't legally spin some of them. ;)
 
Taildraggers are great. If there is too much wind to safely take off and land, you’ll find out by ground looping it halfway to the runway.
 
Sinistar said:
I WAS thinking of flying on Friday or Saturday. So I do my usual, peak the NOAA hourly wx several days out to see if its even worth it. As you can see, our winter will never end :( .

Our runway is 13/31 and 75ft wide. It is a full crosswind component. So this has me curious, are there any of the more common GA planes that have demonstrated crosswind component of 20kts (not to mention the gusting over 30)? And how many of you out there would fly in this wind and that runway configuration in your GA plane?
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I've done 45 knots direct across the runway in a C-172. Nothing I would care to do again. And I probably wouldn't have done it in the first place if I had know it was 45 knots. I just saw the windsock straight out and flew the hell out of the plane.

This was for work BTW. If flying just for me, yeah, I'm not going to bother.
 
No reason to even test it. Silly Bravado. ;) Look for an airport close by that has a crossing runway, and drive the extra distance and don't sweat it. Life it too short to intentionally stress yourself out, and you sure would feel stupid if you bent the plane.
 
Clark1961 said:
Demonstrated crosswind is a performance requirement related to stall speed. It is not a limit of any kind on what an airframe will do. A Cherokee will handle 20G30. A Cessna 150 or a 210 would handle those winds just fine. Of course the pilot better bring their A game...
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??? How is it related to stall speed?
 
wayne said:
A Piper Cub. At those wind speeds I'm sure you could stop it in 75 ft. ;) Pretty sure. :eek:
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You may have to land at an airport that's behind you though. ;)
 
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