Pilot Institute

MARCH 19, 2025

Ideally, they try to land into a headwind, may tolerate crosswinds , and try to avoid significant tailwinds. Why it is important in a METAR Landing in a strong crosswind is a tricky business. The KT indicates that the scale used is knots (an abbreviated term for nautical miles per hour ). The higher this number, the stronger the wind!

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Weather Altimeter Runway NOTAMs 84

iPad Pilot News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The app allows you to check local weather and complement your preflight planning with favorite and nearby airport details like runways, NOTAMs, and much more. Here’s a quick look at how to install and use it on your watch.

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Weather NOTAMs Ceiling Runway 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

Check NOTAMs Before departure, check the Notices to Air Missions (NOTAM) publication. You might find a NOTAM about your destination’s surface conditions. Don’t depend on NOTAMs to provide up-to-date information on soft field conditions. If the runway is too wet, it might be temporarily closed.

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NOTAMs Runway Approach Descent 52

Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

A NOTAM closing Alton Bay was still active until 7:00 am that morning. As expected, the NOTAM closing the ice runway did expire and no new notification replaced it. In the descent, wind direction rotated counterclockwise until it became a direct southerly crosswind. "Wakey-Wakey, Eggs and Bakey" It almost did not happen.

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Runway Knot Weather Turbulence 89

NAFI

MARCH 3, 2024

NAFI NOTAMs #52 Any Traffic Please Advise? Since the wind for the longer runway at this airport was a light, direct crosswind, there were three directions in which the other aircraft could land, so my next question was "[Tail number], what runway are you going to use?"

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Runway Tail NOTAMs Crosswind 40

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Spin-a-Wind This app makes it a breeze to calculate headwind/crosswind components, temperature conversions, pressure/density altitude and true airspeed computations, using a pilot-friendly interface. The platform also offers access to Garmin eLearning courses covering the Garmin TXi, Radar and G5000 systems. StationWeather.

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Weather Pilot Flight Plan Airplanes 91

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

In this article, we’ll cover all you need to know to confidently master crosswind landings. Key Takeaways Manage crosswind landing challenges using the crab and sideslip techniques. Plan for crosswind conditions with step-by-step procedures. The greater the crosswind, the steeper the aircraft’s bank into the wind.

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Crosswind Longitudinal Axis Aileron Rudder 52