Approach/landing speed in gusty conditions.
I have been flying the L4-Cub (65hp) in some quite gusty conditions recently, without incident and sticking to the speeds on the POH, which I understand allows for gusty conditions.
Approach speed 55mph, over the threshold 50mph, stall 35-38mph depending on load.
Some people say add 30% to approach speed, other experienced pilots say definitely not.
Adding 30% to approach is going to give me over 70 mph, which is nearly flat out!
Others say add half the gust speed,although how you judge this from a windsock on an unmanned strip I don't know,anyway say it was headwind 15mph gusting 30, adding half the gust would add over 7 mph to approach.
I would appreciate some thought from
experienced pilots flying this sort of aircraft.
Lister
I tried search with a lot of results but no real answer.