Whats The Strongest Winds Youve Flown In
I've just landed having flown the Rally GB in Wales where the weather has been absolutely terrible this weekend, and I just wondered what is the strongest winds you guy's have flown in and in what machines.
The Rally pilots this weeked have had to put up with 45/50 knot winds and terrible visability in the South Wales mountains and Valleys which has made flying very entertaining !!!!
I came back from Swansea this afternoon with a 60 Knot tail wind in a Squirell which was quite smooth at 4000 feet until I started my descent into a private site, it then got interesting.
Last year a few of us flew on the last day in the mountains of Brecfa and Trawescoed in 60 knt winds, there was an R44 with us most of the day and even though it was bumpy it was quite uneventfull.
My Instructor has always told me that "wind is only for people on the ground" what is your opinions on this and what advice is on offer for high wind flying