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Old 30th Jan 2014, 10:13
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twochai
 
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The windsock tells a story
Hmmmm.... ASN reports surface winds at 29 knots, gusting to 40, 40 degrees off the runway direction. A recipe for violent mechanical turbulence caused by wind blasting over surrounding terrain at Greenland's coastal airports!

Local rule of thumb at most airports was 25 knots max, then divert.
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