Maximum crosswind?

[flyguy]

Re: Maximum crosswind?

Human skill is sometimes absolutely amazing. As in: Did I really just pull that off?!
Wish I could say the same thing about our judgement as individuals and as a species.
Darryl

[Howard Wilson]

Re: Maximum crosswind?

Or you can rent a combine

[SkyHigh]

Re: Maximum crosswind?

Landing is a strong wind is the easy part. Taxiing back is where things get ugly. My brakes are bad. I wish I could solve that one.

[VictorBravo]

Re: Maximum crosswind?

If the crosswind is so strong that the plane is at it's limits, then I believe the T-craft can usually be turned into the wind and landed very short across the runway. Or the cross taxiway. Or the infield. Or the parking ramp. Or the airport entry road. Or the Wal-mart parking lot next to the airport if need be.

If you have a narrow strip that is not wide enough to do this, then you probably will be better off landing someplace else.

At 35-38 mph airspeed directly into a 15 mph wind, you should be making 20 to 25 miles an hour groundspeed. That seems like less than 100 feet of rollout with heavy braking and the wind slowing you down faster.

Those little vortex generators would screw around with this equation rather nicely, too

[Robert Lees]

Re: Maximum crosswind?

My brakes are bad. I wish I could solve that one

If they are Shinn brakes, it's not too difficult. Have a read of this (250 kb pdf) and see if there is anything therein to help.

Rob

[SkyHigh]

Re: Maximum crosswind?

Dear Robert,

Sadly, they are cleveland mechanical drum brakes. The parts are expensive.

Cheers,

Jim

[Pat Murphy]

Re: Maximum crosswind?

I learned to fly in 1957 at Kickapoo Airport in Wichita Falls , Tx. That meant that you learned to land in a crosswind. That was in a BC12D. Due to the extreme weight of the AC, it was like a girl trying to keep her dress hem dow on a windy day. Very educational and does prepare the pilot for thinking about his derriea. Cross winds? I had a hard time learning to land with the wind down the runway!.

[paulp]

Re: Maximum crosswind?

Howdy Pat,

That is one of the good things about learning to fly in OK or TX. Any time the wind is less than 10kts-it's a calm day and if it's right down the runway it's a bleeding miricle and a gimmiee.

[Len Petterson]

Re: Maximum crosswind?

I have written this before: In Canada we have a rule in the canadain flight supplemet, the little fat papperback with all airports in and other useful info.
It is called a cross wind chart.
They recommend 20 %of your stall speed at 90 deg cross wind as max wind speed and if you have a 45 deg cross wind it would be 40 %etc.
I follow this and gladly cut the number in half.
My stall speed is 42 Mph * 20 % = 8.4 mph windspeed
I have supprised my self with the handeling all of it.
but it has taken some time to get up to it. 6 years and 140 hr i the Taylorcraft as of today.
Now I fly from a farmstrip with hills and obstickales so I prefer to be an old pilot, wish I am according to the calander, better admit it!
have fun in the crosswind, I do . Len

[Len Petterson]

Re: Maximum crosswind?

How said landing in the wind is easy, oK wind helps you when it is steady and at a low angel head wind.
Now add 10 mph gust's to a 10 mph wind and you better be on the rudder pedals and have your sharp mind with you!
Then I learned to fly the taildagger it was said: dance on the rudder pedals.
I rader flipp the rudder once to many when not enough.
Wing down and land on upwind main and tailweel. and when she settles in on the other wheel be prepard to counteract with the rudder and brakes.

I was taxing in from the runway, we have 15 Mph quartering tail wind on the taxi way.
Up wind aileron down, Stick back in my belly, riding the brakes, one more when the other, adding power too 13 -1400 rpm . Ok we where moving with a high taxi speed.
Here my insructor cuts the power on me, with a : You are taxing to fast!
And we became a weather vane so fast, we said O- sh-t! We turned 120 deg and just did not tip onto the wing tip.
Sorry, it came from my instructor, you had her under control.

I have landed in 30 Mph + wind straigth and steady into the runway,Lucky for me. All becuase I did not get a the weather report I needed what day.
Once was enough. Yes, my taxi speed was LOW and the roll out 50- 100 ft from a FULL POWER final! I was NOT going to come in short of the runway!

Len