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John H Murphy
Joined: 03 Jan 2007
Posts: 78
Location: Henderson, NV
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 Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:02 pm Post subject: Maximum wind speed for "comfortable" flying? |
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I have a Kolb Firestar II. Obviously it's best if flying with no wind. I'm curious to find out what the maximum wind speed most people fly in and still be "comfortable". There are other things of course that come into play as well such as thermals and wind shear & the like. I sure like a completely calm day for flying!
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Ralph B
Joined: 14 Apr 2007
Posts: 367
Location: Mound Minnesota
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: Maximum wind speed for "comfortable" flying? |
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I used to fly in winds up to 25mph. The plane will take a direct 15mph crosswind on landing. Now I pick my days and fly in winds less than 15mph. Maybe I'm getting old.
Ralph
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Dave Bigelow
Joined: 29 Jan 2006
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Location: Kamuela, Hawaii
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:33 pm Post subject: Re: Maximum wind speed for "comfortable" flying? |
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I agree with Ralph - 15 mph and below makes for reasonable fun flying. The Firestar will handle more than that, but the "pucker factor" increases rapidly with velocity. If the air is unstable, even 15 mph can get exciting.
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