Plane's back from annual, and....

[PilotAlan]

The plane's signed off, I'm off work today, there's a beautiful blue sky, and......

KFTG 241850Z 20034G50KT 10SM SCT110 20/M08 A2957

Dangit!

 

[AuntPeggy]

Tie it down good or it'll fly away without you.

 

[dmccormack]

The plane's signed off, I'm off work today, there's a beautiful blue sky, and......

KFTG 241850Z 20034G50KT 10SM SCT110 20/M08 A2957

Dangit!

Awww, com'on! What's wrong with that?!

 

[Anthony]

That was an average day when I was based at Front Range.

The fun days were when it would alternate from a 90 degree crosswind from 26 to 35.

 

[PilotAlan]

Tie it down good or it'll fly away without you.

I'm worried about how well my hangar is tied down

The fun days were when it would alternate from a 90 degree crosswind from 26 to 35.

You do know that when you get a 90* crosswind on 35, you can switch to 26, right?

 

[Anthony]

I'm worried about how well my hangar is tied down


You do know that when you get a 90* crosswind on 35, you can switch to 16, right?

No! Really?

Actually KFTG isn't nearly as bad ad KBJC for winds.

 

[PilotAlan]

Actually KFTG isn't nearly as bad ad KBJC for winds.

That's the truth It's nuts out there.

 

[flyingcheesehead]

The plane's signed off, I'm off work today, there's a beautiful blue sky, and......

KFTG 241850Z 20034G50KT 10SM SCT110 20/M08 A2957!

Hmm. You have a runway 18, right? If you can get there without breaking ground you'll have less than 25kt crosswind. I bet the Cherokee can handle that.

 

[PilotAlan]

Hmm. You have a runway 18, right? If you can get there without breaking ground you'll have less than 25kt crosswind. I bet the Cherokee can handle that.

Yeah, probably need about 2000 rpm to taxi forward. At idle it would give a new meaning to "backtaxi".....
The Cherokee might handle a 25kt crosswind, but I'll never know. I am quite certain the airplane can handle more crosswind that I can. About 18kt is the max I've ever done.