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Re: Melbourne wind

Author: veritas
Date: Apr 3, 2008 19:26

Craig Welch wrote:

>
> I imagine smaller planes (not that they would takeoff at all in
> those conditions) could have done vertical (or backward) departures.

....I knew a guy (in Canada) that had a fully equipped IFR J3 with all
of the latest (at the time) Collins avionics.

He was quite anxious to get the right conditions to allow him to backup
the glideslope.

If I recall correctly, he was a rep for Collins.

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Re: Melbourne wind

Author: John B
Date: Apr 3, 2008 22:38

"veritas" coldmail.com> wrote in message
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> Craig Welch wrote:
>

>>
>> I imagine smaller planes (not that they would takeoff at all in
>> those conditions) could have done vertical (or backward) departures.

>
>
>
> ....I knew a guy (in Canada) that had a fully equipped IFR J3 with all of
> the latest (at the time) Collins avionics.
>
> He was quite anxious to get the right conditions to allow him to backup
> the glideslope.
>
> If I recall correctly, he was a rep for Collins.
>
> --
> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com ...

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Re: Melbourne wind

Author: veritas
Date: Apr 4, 2008 19:34

GB wrote:

> veritas coldmail.com> wrote in news:47f5869e$0$26046$88260bb3
> @free.teranews.com:

>> He was quite anxious to get the right conditions to allow him to backup
>> the glideslope.

>
> LOL! I don't believe I've heard that story before. Do feel
> free to elaborate if you'd like!
>
>
> GB
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Not much else to tell - that's about all there was to it - his J3 would
probably have only needed a 45kt wind. From memory, a J2 was something
like 50MPH over the fence and it'd float for quite a while at that.

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