Jofm5
Oh quite.
I would like to point out however, one should get back to basics. Let me explain. It does us all good to watch birds flying occasionally, then we may discover the following:
- A bird will never takeoff downwind.
- A bird will not take off crosswind unless there is no other option.
- A bird will never land downwind, by choice.
As a species, they have been at it a while.
If the account by the auther is correct, this guy had a choice, either to takeoff into wind or across the wind. It appears he made the wrong decision, does it not?
Yes we have all made those mistakes and in the main, got away with it.
We should try and learn from the mistakes of others as we will not live or fly long enough to make all the mistakes ourselves.
Just my 2 cents worth, as I qualified for an received my PPL 40 years ago.