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Old 14th Jan 2015, 19:38
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hector
 
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The strongest wind I ever landed in was 70kts in a Viscount at LSI. What was unusual about it was the steady speed and direction. All down the approach the reported winds were 270/69......270/71.....270/70 .....and so on. No gusting and very smooth all the way down albeit with a very slow ground speed!

It was the closest to a laminar flow wind I ever experienced. I suppose blowing at that speed and direction from the Atlantic to the North Sea with only the southern tip of the Shetland Isles in the way, it was maybe to be expected.

The landing was naturally on R/W 27 which the Viscount didn't use very often, the longer 33/15 usually being preferred.

The landing itself was uneventful but the subsequent ground handling was a bit more of a challenge!
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