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Old 26th Mar 2009, 22:45
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Tinstaafl
 
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I've had to include Norway in my considerations for an alternate for Tingwall & Sumburgh a few times doing ambulance flights in the Islander. Wind was waaaay too strong for me to be able to return to Aberdeen. Even Inverness was iffy. Fortunately Orkney weather was good enough for me to use there instead.

More than a few times I've used asymmetric power reduction to cope with the crosswind component while landing. Just not enough yaw response available to cope with the wind using rudder alone.

I did more go arounds in the 2 or 3 years I was based there than in the previous 19 years of my flying career. On the other hand, it's not often that you can have a groundspeed of 230kts at 1000' in an Islander.


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