Crosswind Density Altitude Wind Shear 
Pilot Institute
JUNE 26, 2024
Weather Go-arounds due to weather occur due to wind shear caused by gusting winds or microbursts. When an aircraft encounters horizontal wind shear, it could be blown off centerline. Similarly, if an aircraft encounters vertical wind shear, it reduces or increases the sink rate.
Plane and Pilot
JULY 2, 2024
And the finest example of a Cirrus SR22 is not going to want to lift a full load out of a backcountry strip on a warm afternoon with a density altitude reading five digits. I often abort a flight in the old Champ for wind reasons. But the reported ceiling was only 400 feet at the appointed hour.
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