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Old 5th Jul 2007, 22:19
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hoggsnortrupert
 
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"QUOTE" the point is that unless you are monitoring the ASI constantly, you may not have seen airspeeds that are so low as to be unsafe. Your experience in flying in conditions with variable winds is irrelevant - if won't stop you dying if the windshear is greater than forecast and so great that you are close to stalling.
What the hell are you doing getting into this situation in the first place.
Any Competent Pilot, speeds up his SCAN, and PRIORITISES IE the ASI, if you have any chance of encountering these conditions, also if local knowledge plays apart, why was it not briefed prior:
If you use any strip or runway that has a cliff or mountain at the end of it, you will get WIND SHEER:
As for S.O.P's they are there for the foolhardy to follow implicitly, and for the Sensible to use with Captains discretion:
Now when to use discretion??? amongst some today it does not exist, and some will and indeed have followed a S.O.P to their demise:
Poor wife & Kids, but they adhered to company S.O.P's.
H/Snort.
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