Real-world aviation question

Motormouse · Post by **Motormouse** » 25 Mar 2007, 17:51

As a 'rule of thumb' (it does differ between aircraft/operators and airports, due to company SOP's, flight manual/Ops Manual performance charts and that sort of thing) a 5kt tailwind is usually acceptable.

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Pete

Motormouse · Post by **Motormouse** » 25 Mar 2007, 17:56

ferryman wrote:Thanks to a small hill north of the airfield, it is possible to get tail winds at the thresholds of both 12 and 30 at EGHJ (Bembridge). It can be quite interesting sitting on the ridge to the south and watching a visiting microlight trying to sort it out.

Culver Down? by the Fort, or d'you go out to the old battery at the end?
(past the Yarborough Monument)

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Pete

ferryman · Post by **ferryman** » 26 Mar 2007, 12:47

Motormouse wrote:
ferryman wrote:Thanks to a small hill north of the airfield, it is possible to get tail winds at the thresholds of both 12 and 30 at EGHJ (Bembridge). It can be quite interesting sitting on the ridge to the south and watching a visiting microlight trying to sort it out.
Culver Down? by the Fort, or d'you go out to the old battery at the end?
(past the Yarborough Monument)

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Pete

The battery's interesting, but the best views of the airfield (imho) are from round the back of either the monument or the Culver Haven pub (the latter has additional attractions

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Motormouse · Post by **Motormouse** » 26 Mar 2007, 21:16

Remember the Bembridge Airshows' @ 1970-ies?

(maybe we should continue this by PM to avoid thread creep)

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Pete

Post by **Garry Russell** » 26 Mar 2007, 21:38

Why not start a new thread Pete?

Could be some interesting stuff come up there

Garry

Motormouse · Post by **Motormouse** » 26 Mar 2007, 22:31

er.. I think thats' what I said too Tonks

http://www.cbfsim.org/cbfsimv5/cbfsbb/v ... 180#117180

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Pete

Paul K · Post by **Paul K** » 27 Mar 2007, 01:10

The aircraft were landing with the wind. We took off into it. Is a tailwind less critical when landing, Tonks ?