4th Aug 2018 Junkers JU52 crashed in Switzerland

[biscuit74]

Originally Posted by weatherdude

No, this is not the true. The max gust at Crap (Rock) Masegn at the time was a Max of 48 kph Hourly gusts in the area

Thanks Weatherdude. Apologies I meant to write 25 knots which is what the article said. Stumbly typing - tsk.
And of course, unless my arithmetic is daft, 48 kph is approximately 25 knots,.

Without lots of local knowledge & experience (which the crew evidently had) I'd be reluctant to fly a light wing loading aircraft immediately downwind of some impressive hills/mountains, especially one with large span and probably fairly poor roll authority by modern standards,. I'd imagine 'challenging' describes it well. As a sailplane pilot and tug pilot I have a lot of respect fro mountain & wave turbulence, I also have a lot of respect for the mountain flying skills of the people in the various Alpine countries.

Cheers,
Biscuit74