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Old 7th Feb 2016, 23:59
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Vilters
 
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"MAX demonstrated" says it all. => No point in discussing that.

But.... Flying does NOT STOP at landing.

With some taildraggers, I have been able to land well above the demonstrated MAX crosswind component just to find myself stuck on the runway. There was often no safe way to taxi back.

Landing is always somewhere "into" the wind with a crosswind component.

To taxi back, you have to turn around and taxi with a tailwind.
Some taildraggers, really, really do not like to taxi in strong tailwinds.
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