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Old 18th Sep 2015, 22:59
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The hover OGE graphs are with zero wind. There is no requirement (under CS/FAR29 etc) to have graphs for OGE hover with wind effect, but flight manuals for some types may have it, typically in the non-approved part of the flight manual. Of course you could argue that hovering with wind is not really hovering. It is forward flight at a speed that happens to match the current headwind component!

JP's point is a serious one - if you are only able to hover due to the wind, what are you going to do when either the wind is less than expected, or it drops whilst you are hovering (maybe with nowhere to land)?
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