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Old 16th Mar 2007, 12:34
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Each circumstance should be evaluated by the pilot at that time and it is foolhardy to specify do's and dont's in advance of a situation. There are advisory points that ought to be considered one by one if applicable and most guys are sensible enough to make that evaluation at the time.

If there were no people in the area at that time then the direction of the tail is not an issue at all. In this case I'd be tempted to ensure that the aircraft was landed into the prevailing wind unless there was another consideration such as the location of the refuel point if pertinent.

If however, the hangar doors were open and the wind direction was such that it was blowing towards the open hangar doorway, then I would land away so the downwash should not blast into the hangar. Then get out and give the hangar manager a hard time.
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