Dont park into the wind!
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CTjockey said:
I'm guessing the landing didn't end well.CTjockey said:
This is why parked aircraft on carriers are chained down :-)An aircraft engineer I know had a taxying licence but no pilot qualifications. Hurricane Hilda was en-route to the flying school, so he was despatched outside to taxy a Cessna 152 to the hangar before the wind picked-up. It was gusting 50kts+ by the time he started it, and shortly after he logged his first solo, flight time 2 seconds, before coming to rest upside down.
Always amused me that some light-aircraft operators use concrete tie-down blocks that are only a few tens of kilos. Like they're going to make a jot of difference in a 70 knot gust if the aircraft starts to pitch-up...
Always amused me that some light-aircraft operators use concrete tie-down blocks that are only a few tens of kilos. Like they're going to make a jot of difference in a 70 knot gust if the aircraft starts to pitch-up...
davepoth said:
MitchT said:
Engines removed, interior possibly stripped-out and slats and flaps clearly extended. Recipe for fun and games in high winds!
That's an SP as well I think, so a lot less fuselage to lift.Edited to add its a freighter, so empty with no engines will surely make it fairly light with a lot of wing area.
Edited by HoHoHo on Monday 28th May 20:48
HoHoHo said:
davepoth said:
MitchT said:
Engines removed, interior possibly stripped-out and slats and flaps clearly extended. Recipe for fun and games in high winds!
That's an SP as well I think, so a lot less fuselage to lift.Edited to add its a freighter, so empty with no engines will surely make it fairly light with a lot of wing area.
Edited by HoHoHo on Monday 28th May 20:48
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