Originally Posted by
magicalflights
You are the pilot of a light aircraft making an approach to land at an airstrip on the NSW coast on a hot summer afternoon. The strip direction is 01/19 and the wind reported at 2,000 ft is '350/15 KT'. On final approach to land on Runway 01, you could anticipate:
1) A crosswind from the right.
2) A crosswind from the left.
3) A marked decrease in headwind.
4) A marked increase in headwind.
What kind of winds would you expect on the coast close to the ground on a hot summer afternoon? I'm thinking the salty smelling variety