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Old 18th August 2008 | 01:15
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Blender, by the way it spins in the video, my first thought was that he absolutely had a tailwind too. However, not to be argumentative, but according to the NTSB the wind at VNY was 140/10. The pilot made his approach parallel to runway 16 to the parking area at the south end of the field, which would give him basically a headwind. The dollies were oriented facing perpendicular to runway 16/34 on a rough heading of 250. Thus, 250 minus 140 is 110, so as he made his right pedal turn he transitioned from a headwind to a left-crosswind, or maybe slightly left-rear. Still, should have been no problem for a 206BIII at that density altitude.

Unless I'm missing something...?
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