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Another day and another canceled trip due to weather. As you may know, we had a massive storm here on the east coast over the weekend. Locally, this translated to high sustained winds with pretty gnarly gusts: 25-50kts+ at times. The weather was supposed to improve by Sat morning, but the winds never really died out enough(still gusting around 40). So I ended up canceling the flight. But for a while I was seriously contemplating to go.
My destination was pretty peaceful and at the departure the wind was practically down the runway. Take-off would probably be uneventful(rotate at 85), although if i had to return, the landing would be really sporty. But frankly, my biggest worry was getting the plane out of hanger and taxiing. I would be alone and i was not comfortable leaving plane unattended in these winds.
So what's POA wisdom on this? Other than the obvious, "stay on the ground".
Sidenote, even if you have a non-refundable hotel booked, it does not hurt to call and ask if they'd cancel reservation with a refund .
My destination was pretty peaceful and at the departure the wind was practically down the runway. Take-off would probably be uneventful(rotate at 85), although if i had to return, the landing would be really sporty. But frankly, my biggest worry was getting the plane out of hanger and taxiing. I would be alone and i was not comfortable leaving plane unattended in these winds.
So what's POA wisdom on this? Other than the obvious, "stay on the ground".
Sidenote, even if you have a non-refundable hotel booked, it does not hurt to call and ask if they'd cancel reservation with a refund .
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