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Old 5th Aug 2010, 00:05
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The interesting thing is that, all things being equal, you can expect more windshear when flying an approach at night compared to day because the change from surface wind to geostrophic (free stream) wind is spread over a thinner layer.

It's a trap in a way because a light surface wind can lull you into thinking that there isn't much wind at circuit height when flying at night.
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