Remove Checkride Remove Groundspeed Remove Turbulence
article thumbnail

Managing the wind

Air Facts

Subjective factors such as terrain, turbulence, and gust direction are as important as the numbers. I did a checkride in 30 knot winds in the flatlands of Kansas, almost straight down the runway. It felt like pushing it for that airplane, but checkrides are so hard to schedule I went. I live near Boulder, Colorado. What to do?

Knot 98