bidderswede
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Just wanted to get some stories going...
I flew into Dallas Love field with a student a couple of years ago, in a C-172.
We were doing the dual long IFR x-country, in the middle of a summer afternoon. The weather was typical 90F+, with partly cloudy skies at about 6000ft, light to moderate turbulence, and this day very strong winds.
We were cleared for the 31R ILS about 20 miles out.
ATIS reported the winds at 26035G45 (or close to it), and it seemed like it took 30 mins to fly that approach. (Didn't help that I needed to visit the lavatory for a nr 2).
After FAF, his app plates ended up in the bagage compartment and at that point he wanted me to take the controls, and remove his goggles, (I agreed).
A Southwest Airlines, coming in on the parallel rwy reported 300ft drop and 20 kt loss of airspeed, and I had similar issues.anic:
( Just to clear up future questions.. Yes, I would have done a go around if I wouldn't have had a VERY important meeting with Mr. LAV).
Landing: Full Right rudder and alot of left aileron (good thing it was a high wing airplane).
After getting all three wheels on the ground (had to wait a while for the right one to drop), I had to make a right onto the twy to get to the FBO we were going to, and it took alot of power and right brake to even get the airplane to do a slight turn to the right.
Somehow we made it to the FBO, and I got to the meeting just in time.
I have an interesting story about the departure too, but I have typed enough for this thread.
I flew into Dallas Love field with a student a couple of years ago, in a C-172.
We were doing the dual long IFR x-country, in the middle of a summer afternoon. The weather was typical 90F+, with partly cloudy skies at about 6000ft, light to moderate turbulence, and this day very strong winds.
We were cleared for the 31R ILS about 20 miles out.
ATIS reported the winds at 26035G45 (or close to it), and it seemed like it took 30 mins to fly that approach. (Didn't help that I needed to visit the lavatory for a nr 2).
After FAF, his app plates ended up in the bagage compartment and at that point he wanted me to take the controls, and remove his goggles, (I agreed).
A Southwest Airlines, coming in on the parallel rwy reported 300ft drop and 20 kt loss of airspeed, and I had similar issues.anic:
( Just to clear up future questions.. Yes, I would have done a go around if I wouldn't have had a VERY important meeting with Mr. LAV).
Landing: Full Right rudder and alot of left aileron (good thing it was a high wing airplane).
After getting all three wheels on the ground (had to wait a while for the right one to drop), I had to make a right onto the twy to get to the FBO we were going to, and it took alot of power and right brake to even get the airplane to do a slight turn to the right.
Somehow we made it to the FBO, and I got to the meeting just in time.
I have an interesting story about the departure too, but I have typed enough for this thread.