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Old 16th Mar 2002, 15:16
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Semaphore Sam
 
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I would have thought the reasons for headwind limits are self-evident:. .. .1)Assume a Vref 0f 130, and a headwind of 150 (for whatever reason...typhoon?)..which way would you flare, nose up, or nose down?. .. .2)how would you see the runway at minimums, on a, for once, REAL 'back course'?
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