WTF do pilots know about judging wind speed?


You are kidding, right?

Martin Baxter wrote:
Well if you limit the set to those pilots that have never learned cross
wind landings......

Unless they are landing in a place with no ground control, they don't
have to judge the wind at all. They don't even have to ask; somebody
else who knows makes it a point to tell them exactly what the wind is...
several times over, in fact.

DSK

In article , Flying Tadpole
wrote:

Peter Wiley wrote:

In article , Flying Tadpole
wrote:

Peter Wiley wrote:

In article , OzOne wrote:

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:30:14 +0930, Flying Tadpole
scribbled thusly:

OK. Being a kind and reasonable person, I'm forced to admit that
you're right, and I was being unnecessarily cruel in my comments,
and that your move to Tasmania _has_ improved the local gene pool
significantly, as well as improving Sydney's.

Yep. I have 3 bright kids still living in Sydney so you're 100%
correct, I've improved both gene pools!

Not quite the way you meant, of course, and you could have had the
decency to acknowledge a paraphrase of Piggy Muldoon.

Was unaware of it. Normally when I am aware of such, I take care
to quote ("xxx"). In this case, I suspect parallel evolution in
language: an obvious derivation which is made in multiple cases,
not necessarily connected.

IIRC Piggy once said, of Kiwis heading to Oz, that this migration would
raise the IQ of both countries.

Ah well. I'll have my revenge on Sydney, Sydneysiders and Sydney
exiles soon (soon, soon!) (I hope...)

No need. Living in Sydney is the revenge.

DSK wrote:
WTF do pilots know about judging wind speed?



You are kidding, right?


Martin Baxter wrote:

Well if you limit the set to those pilots that have never learned
cross wind landings......


Unless they are landing in a place with no ground control, they don't
have to judge the wind at all. They don't even have to ask; somebody
else who knows makes it a point to tell them exactly what the wind is...
several times over, in fact.

DSK


I can't speak for any flight schools except for our local school; here pilots are taught to
look at various things on the ground to judge wind speed. As you point out though, there are several
small fields in our area that are uncontrolled, so perhaps this is not universal.

Cheers
marty

Every small field I've seen round here has a big oarnge wind sock. Even the
guys with ultra lites in their barn.

How's the new boat?

Scotty


"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
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DSK wrote:
WTF do pilots know about judging wind speed?



You are kidding, right?


Martin Baxter wrote:

Well if you limit the set to those pilots that have never learned
cross wind landings......


Unless they are landing in a place with no ground control, they don't
have to judge the wind at all. They don't even have to ask; somebody
else who knows makes it a point to tell them exactly what the wind is...
several times over, in fact.

DSK


I can't speak for any flight schools except for our local school; here
pilots are taught to
look at various things on the ground to judge wind speed. As you point out
though, there are several
small fields in our area that are uncontrolled, so perhaps this is not
universal.

Cheers
marty

Scott Vernon wrote:

Every small field I've seen round here has a big oarnge wind sock. Even the
guys with ultra lites in their barn.

Wind socks now give windspeed?

How's the new boat?

New boat is great, anchored in front of the house (danforth and bruce).

Cheers
Marty

"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
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Scott Vernon wrote:

Every small field I've seen round here has a big oarnge wind sock. Even
the
guys with ultra lites in their barn.

Wind socks now give windspeed?

yes, you've never seen one?



How's the new boat?

New boat is great, anchored in front of the house (danforth and bruce).

Glad you like it. it must be awful to be unhappy with ones current boat.

What, no mooring?

Scotty

Martin Baxter wrote:

Scott Vernon wrote:

Every small field I've seen round here has a big oarnge wind sock. Even the
guys with ultra lites in their barn.

Wind socks now give windspeed?

Marty, they always did. That's the reason for their strange but
very standard shape. Flags weren't consistent enough.

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Martin Baxter wrote:

Scott Vernon wrote:

Every small field I've seen round here has a big oarnge wind sock.
Even the
guys with ultra lites in their barn.

Wind socks now give windspeed?

Marty, they always did. That's the reason for their strange but
very standard shape. Flags weren't consistent enough.

Same way a woman can tell if you're interested.

Scott Vernon wrote:

"Flying Tadpole" wrote in message
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Martin Baxter wrote:

Scott Vernon wrote:

Every small field I've seen round here has a big oarnge wind sock.
Even the
guys with ultra lites in their barn.

Wind socks now give windspeed?

Marty, they always did. That's the reason for their strange but
very standard shape. Flags weren't consistent enough.

Same way a woman can tell if you're interested.


You have a strange but very standard shape?
--
Flying Tadpole

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Faint echoes, sometimes inaudible, of the newsgroup's glorious
past are downloadable at http://music.download.com/internetopera

"Flying Tadpole" wrote in message
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Scott Vernon wrote:

"Flying Tadpole" wrote in message
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Martin Baxter wrote:

Scott Vernon wrote:

Every small field I've seen round here has a big oarnge wind sock.
Even the
guys with ultra lites in their barn.

Wind socks now give windspeed?

Marty, they always did. That's the reason for their strange but
very standard shape. Flags weren't consistent enough.

Same way a woman can tell if you're interested.


You have a strange but very standard shape?


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