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Old 28th March 2002 | 12:48
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Having been to GIB many times, i can state that there are most certainly wind limits there, and you would be a nut to exceed them. The wind effects have been studied in depth, and Aerad (or whatever they call 'em selves) have nice drawings of the wind effects.Also if you visit the tower, they have a nice illustration of the effects of the wind, vis. a model of the Island with smoke showing the effect of the wind/terrain. The nice ATC folks also have some video nasties of some landing attempts, when in limits <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="smile.gif" /> . .. .The main problem is fog, and the 5k vis requirement in GIB.
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