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Old 16th Jun 2008, 09:41
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FlyingCroc
 
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Oh dear, yes quite tricky. A demanding but nice visual approach in nice weather, runway a bit short, I think around 1900m. The problem starts with northerly winds above around 15 kts makes a very bumpy approach, around 30 knots is hell.
Gusts, windshear, turbulence, tailwind, you name it all in combination with a rubber contaminated short runway. Olympic Airways I believe have wind limitations, the regular Euro charters don't.
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