triple7
Well-Known Member
KIAD 112051Z 29027G32KT 10SM BKN040 07/M02 A2968 RMK AO2 PK WND 31040/2018 SLP051 T00671017 53046
I took advantage of the new access road to the national air and space museum at dulles to spend this afternon sitting at the approach end of 1R next to the approach lights. the wind was gusting considerably and the controller on my scanner was telling arrivals that thre were windshear reports of +/-10 to 15 knots below 1000 ft. A couple j-41's came in(aca) and landed as most small planes did---wing low and using rudder to straighten the nose. I heard a united ###heavy report in on final and he maintained his crab all the way to touchdown. i dont know if it was this board or another board that had a post about this, but i found it to be absolutely amazing that the gear could take that kind of sideload. I then watched a BMI airbus maintain his crab till a few feet of the runway and land straight ahead. Pretty wild vantage point. I was probably about 60 yds from the numbers. Right before i left though an ACA CRJ came in and as soon as he crossed the threshold the nose went up and the engines blew a puff of smoke and they reported going around and a loss of 20 knots on short final. they said they had a windshear warning inthe cockpit. thinking back i remember seeing a couple of different aircraft blow smoke from the engines as they were on final. I would equate that with pushing forward the throttles. Am i correct? Looked to me like they were battling the sh#$ out of the planes coming on. Needless to say i canceled my flight this afternoon in the 172.
I took advantage of the new access road to the national air and space museum at dulles to spend this afternon sitting at the approach end of 1R next to the approach lights. the wind was gusting considerably and the controller on my scanner was telling arrivals that thre were windshear reports of +/-10 to 15 knots below 1000 ft. A couple j-41's came in(aca) and landed as most small planes did---wing low and using rudder to straighten the nose. I heard a united ###heavy report in on final and he maintained his crab all the way to touchdown. i dont know if it was this board or another board that had a post about this, but i found it to be absolutely amazing that the gear could take that kind of sideload. I then watched a BMI airbus maintain his crab till a few feet of the runway and land straight ahead. Pretty wild vantage point. I was probably about 60 yds from the numbers. Right before i left though an ACA CRJ came in and as soon as he crossed the threshold the nose went up and the engines blew a puff of smoke and they reported going around and a loss of 20 knots on short final. they said they had a windshear warning inthe cockpit. thinking back i remember seeing a couple of different aircraft blow smoke from the engines as they were on final. I would equate that with pushing forward the throttles. Am i correct? Looked to me like they were battling the sh#$ out of the planes coming on. Needless to say i canceled my flight this afternoon in the 172.