I fly an Archer III, normal approach speed of 70-75kts, over the numbers full flap 65kts. To be honest in gusty / windy conditions I don't really do anything differently apart from maybe leave out the drag flap because the probability of going around is a lot higher than normal. I'm more careful with the position of the aircraft, normally a tighter base leg to counter for the wind. On very short final I'm certainly not looking at my ASI, it will be all over the place anyway. All I do really is try and balance any strong gusts by shedding some power so the aircraft doesn't balloon, especially when over the numbers, and likewise adding some power if the aircraft begins sinks to much.
Sometimes though, regardless of how you do it, it is just to gusty! I remember landing at Caernarfon once 270/20 G35-40 (10 deg off), the gusts were so irregular it was almost impossible to land, bumped around all over the place! Got it down though, was a bit of a bouncy one but hey...
Last edited by Supersport; 14th March 2008 at 16:23.
Reason: My spelling :(