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Old 26th Feb 2020, 20:42
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SYD last night - wind

Crikey - anyone fly into Sydney around 6:30-7pm last night?
Was on a 737 back from Melbourne - roughest commercial flight I've been on in a long time.
Big gusting updrafts and spectacular sink - whole cabin yelling out in fear.
Old mate up the front gave away the first approach over Kurnell - said afterwards he didn't even get to flaps 15.
Had another go - again - missed approach - he said they had a horrible soaring tailwind up the chuff.
Toured right out over Western Sydney waiting for it to calm down and then made a very choppy approach to the South and planted firmly.
Very exciting.
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