Squirrelly.

[denverpilot]

I liked the winds...

KAPA 061853Z VRB06G26KT 10SM SCT120 34/01 A3027 RMK AO2 PK WND 06026/1846 SLP156 VIRGA W T03390006

 

[azure]

Last week the AWOS at KVLL was reporting winds as variable from 180 to 160. Since they always report the wind range clockwise when the direction is variable, I'm sure they meant in a 340 degree arc from 180 clockwise to 160. They weren't trivial winds either, they were 9G15KT. That's the first time I've ever seen significant winds reported as being that variable!

 

[Skylane81E]

Last week I taxied for take off with the AWOS reporting a near direct cross wind. Got to the preffered runway and saw the windsock showing a direct tail wind. So I taxied around to the other end. Found the sock there also showed a direct tail wind, peered down the runway, saw that the first sock hadn't changed.

Shrugged my sholders and took off

 

[wsuffa]

Last week I taxied for take off with the AWOS reporting a near direct cross wind. Got to the preffered runway and saw the windsock showing a direct tail wind. So I taxied around to the other end. Found the sock there also showed a direct tail wind, peered down the runway, saw that the first sock hadn't changed.

Shrugged my sholders and took off

It's been like that for years. Seriously.

 

[Skylane81E]

It's been like that for years. Seriously.

Yep:wink2:

 

[Threefingeredjack]

I've had days when I prayed for winds that good.

 

[Pilawt]

Last May there was this gem from nearby McMinnville, Oregon:

METAR KMMV 121153Z AUTO VRB05G111KT 10SM SQ CLR 09/01 A3013 RMK AO2* PK WND 150111/1151 SLP203 7//// T00890011 10156 20089 51002

(In Portland, at least, it was calm all day, so this was doubtless an anomaly. Maybe a politician was passing through town. )