> FWIW, while this is a handy piece of software for preflight planning.
> However in actual use, it may not be the most handy -- especially when on
> short final.
Do you know anything about AVIATRIX 1 and if the author ever finished it and
released AVIATRIX 2? If so, how would I get a copy? ... Or ... How would I
contact the author (the email and contact info in AVIATRIX 1 is invalid)?
Thanks!
> From: Sushi <Sushi_at_ragingbull.com>
> Reply-To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 19:35:40 +0900
> To: "Newton Talk List" <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Aviation
>
>
>>> On 06-02-2002 @ 10:44, emdub wrote:
>>>
>>> Can you advise of any aviation programs for the Newton
>>> or how you use your Newton with regards to aviation?
>>
>> On 2/11/02 @ 23:27, Robert Benschop wrote:
>>
>> Now I'm absolutely NOT a pilot, but this always seemed
>> handy for a pilot to me:
>>
>> http://www.standalone.com/MessagePad/Crosswind/content.html
>
> Robert, thanks for the info.
>
> FWIW, while this is a handy piece of software for preflight planning.
> However in actual use, it may not be the most handy -- especially when on
> short final.
>
> When landing, the key is to not exceed the crosswind component for the AC
> that you are flying. With a starched wing AC, this is very important
> since you are limited to the runway directions.
>
> So what many pilots do before TO, is figure the maximum crosswind
> component for their particular AC at say 20, 45 and 90 degrees off the
> nose. So for example, say my AC has a maximum of 15 knots at 45 degrees.
> That means if the winds are 20 knots at 45 degrees, I will exceed the
> envelope so I must adjust my landing to be within parameters.
>
> With rotary wing you have more options such as landing into the wind
> regardless of the wind direction. The worst that I've encountered was in
> Kansas when an storm front came in quicker than was forecast. We were
> fling at night with NVG's in a Scout helicopter. We knew the storm was
> coming but we were being used as a commo relay to a field site.
>
> After being hit with turbulence that caused the cyclic to pop out of my
> hands, we decided that we better abort and land into the wind. While
> sitting on the ground, the Airspeed indicator reached speeds of 90-110
> knots. So if we had been cruising at 80 knots, we would have been
> actually moving over the ground backwards at 10 to 30 knots.
>
> Anyhow, I had full power in and was basically flying while sitting on the
> ground. Each time the wind overpowered my lift, the AC started to rear
> back onto the tail boom. Of course the opposite was true when I had more
> lift than was needed and we nosed over to the front. It was an
> interesting ride to say the least.
>
> Sushi
>
>
>
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