Originally Posted by
Atlantic Explorer
Looking at the metar, doesn’t seem that bad..
The reported wind and the actual wind can be very different at Birmingham. When it was still open the wind at Coventry was a better indication of what the wind was really doing at BHX. It is not unusual to see the three windsocks alongside the runway all pointing in different directions as the buildings behind them make it even more turbulent.Once in the flare the runway falling away beneath you due to the waves built into doesn’t help either.
Last edited by tubby linton; 18th Jun 2020 at 09:56.