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Old 30th Jun 2013, 17:40
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foxmoth
 
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I mean winds aloft and not xwind limits in the POH.
Why would you even have a personal limit for wind aloft - there is a practical limit - this is when the wind aloft exceeds the max cruise of the aircraft, very difficult to get home then if you are returning to your departure point or heading for an upwind destination, but apart from that what is the problem - yes it can be bumpy, but if the air mass is stable you can actually have a smooth ride in surprisingly strong winds?


If you have not tried it, a fun thing in very strong stable winds is a vertical circuit - take off, climb into the headwind, reduce speed to below the headwind so it takes you back behind the touchdown point, lower the nose and land - DO tell ATC in advance though what you are going to do!

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