Jeez Orma, ya trying to scare the heck out of us all? Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Orma" <o...@aviation-mechanics.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 3:52 PM Subject: KR> Crosswinds part 2
> Hello Net > > After accepting an invite from Keith, another KR net member to come to > Lansing MI for lunch, I went to the airport KPTK and hopped into the KR > and off we go. The wind at Pontiac was 160 at 11 and the runway was 090. > No problem getting off. Up up and away, heading to Mason Jewett KTEW > airport just south of Lansing. I made the trip at 3500 MSL with a heading > of 260. The air at 3500 was about 15kts and was not too bumpy. As I > descended to Mason, the air got real bumpy, the KR was weathervaining and > rolling all over the place. I attempted the landing twice and both times > aborted, finally deciding to return to KPTK. On the way back I landed at > another airport with a larger runway and managed it without too much > difficulty. My take off was nearly a disaster. The wind was 90 degrees > to the runway at 15 gusting to 23. Not wanting to stay all night, I > elected to depart. I kept the tail down to gain more speed before > liftoff, and that was not enough. I ran out of right aileron and did not > have enough to keep that wing down. The KR came off the ground in ground > effect and the spoiled wing lifted until I reached about 15 feet and then > I rolled into the wind faster then I could correct. I have never had a > take off that was that bad. All in all, I would say that in the future I > will stick with 10 @ 90. The gust was too much for the KR. When I got > back to KPTK, the controller asked if I wanted runway 090 Left or Right, > I replied that I wanted runway 180. The wind was 220 at 10. What an > adventure. > > Orma > Southfield, MI > N110LR Tweety, old enough to drink this year > Flying and more flying, to the gathering or bust > http://www.kr-2.aviation-mechanics.com/ > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
