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Old 24th Jul 2017, 04:38
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Harry Wayfarers
 
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Originally Posted by YVRLTN
The Twotter was designed to operate in the Arctic, and is also the aircraft of choice in Antarctica. I struggle to believe Alderney offers any greater wind challenges or otherwise than these environments?
I think it is something like 48kts and the Twotter cannot even taxi, at PLH, and I kid you not, we even had one land in the hangar one windy night, but as for grass runways there's no problem, that's what it's designed for.
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