Approach Jet Wind Shear 
One Mile at a Time
JANUARY 5, 2025
However, due to strong wind shear plus the short runway, that ultimately didnt end up being the case, at least without a major payload restriction. However, the airport isnt otherwise as challenging to fly to, given the much longer runway, which means that wide body jets can fly there. Flights to Saint Helena arent cheap!
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Ask Captain Lim
MAY 21, 2024
However, careful analysis of horizontal wind shear on computer flight plans can sometimes reveal turbulence ahead. Most flight planning systems consider wind speed 1,000 feet below and 1,000 feet above the cruising level. These conditions are most prevalent in the Bay of Bengal area and its vicinity.
Flying Magazine
APRIL 25, 2024
hour flight in a Columbia 400 from Rock Hill/York County Airport ( KUZA ) in South Carolina, just south of Charlotte, to Lincoln Park Airport (N07) in northern New Jersey was uneventful with outstanding weather and smooth air ahead of an approaching weather system. The sounding analysis depicted a low-level jet maximum at 2,500 feet.
Plane and Pilot
JANUARY 8, 2025
Most seemed to be using more flaps than normal for takeoff, the idea being to get away from the ground as quickly as possible to minimize their time near the ground, where a wind shear could have serious consequences. I can tell you the wind limitations for every jet Ive flown, as they were memory items we were required to know.
Chess In the Air
JULY 4, 2022
If we can wait for the threat to pass this is clearly the best approach; especially when the virga is fairly isolated and the clouds are cycling. Considering the delay in the AWOS reporting, it may also be helpful to proactively use the radio to ask anyone on the ground for the current winds (e.g. Very well said! Absolutely!
Chess In the Air
JUNE 24, 2022
After we decided this, we heard a Challenger jet announce “Taxiing to 26 for takeoff”. It’s worth noting that Shmulik had a close call in the past: a jet pulled onto the runway in front of him with no radio call. This near miss was avoided only by the jet taking off immediately in front of him. He tried again, with no reply.
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