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Nathan,
Living in California I haven't had the
opportunity to land on ice or snow. I have
done crosswind landings on runways with standing
water. The coupe does
hydroplane. Was this made worse by the crosswind
or was it the higher
landing speed? (I usually carry a little extra
speed in windy conditions. I do
try to hold it just above the ground to bleed
off the speed.) Will it behave the
same? I'd like to know. Since we have about 300
beautiful flying days here
it may be a while before I find out. I would be
more concerned with taking
off in the same conditions. It has been my
experience that take-offs in cross
wind conditions get my attention way more that
landings. Others may not
agree. So far I've managed to keep the "Bug
Smasher" on the runway.
Mike Shipley
N3022H
Rio Linda, CA
P.S. Can someone tell me how to enter my name so
that it shows up as
the sender (from) on the message heading. Thanks
in advance.
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