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Posted: 25 Mar 2007, 17:51
by Motormouse
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
Posted: 25 Mar 2007, 17:56
by Motormouse
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
Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 12:47
by ferryman
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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Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 21:16
by Motormouse
Remember the Bembridge Airshows' @ 1970-ies?
(maybe we should continue this by PM to avoid thread creep)
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Pete
Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 21:38
by Garry Russell
Why not start a new thread Pete?
Could be some interesting stuff come up there
Garry
Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 22:31
by Motormouse
Posted: 27 Mar 2007, 01:10
by Paul K
The aircraft were landing with the wind. We took off into it. Is a tailwind less critical when landing, Tonks ?