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Had to land a Tiger Moth at Bankstown Airport in a 15kt cross wind last Sunday due there not being a cross wind runway ..... I did request from the tower if I could land on the taxi way in front of the tower but this was refused ....cross wind limit for a Tiger Moth is 10kts
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Crosswind limit is actually 10MPH.
At 15 kts, you did EXCEPTIONALLY well not to drag a wingtip.
I doubt you'll ever get clearance to land anywhere other than a runway for normal ops.
Diversion is always an option.
At 15 kts, you did EXCEPTIONALLY well not to drag a wingtip.
I doubt you'll ever get clearance to land anywhere other than a runway for normal ops.
Had to land a Tiger Moth at Bankstown
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So why didn't you proceed to your alternate?? Operating an aircraft outside the parameters it's certified to operate in must surely call for an ASIR... Unless of course 10 MPH is the "maximum demonstrated" crosswind, in which case it wouldn't be considered limiting.
Most of the pundits have referenced this above, and, of course, we don't know the "full" story, BUT, the word of concern from the original post is "Had" as in "Had to land..." Maybe you did not have sufficient fuel to divert, but if this had not ended as magnificently as it seems to have, you'd be up the creek wrt insurance if you blatantly ignored an aircraft limit. Can you give us more background? Genuinely interested.
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The maximum x/w component for a particular aircraft type is demonstrated for certification purposes only. this does not mean that you or the aircraft can't be capable of landing in excess of this figure. You must practise this until you are very comfortable with your skill level.
Your skill level ends when you run out of rudder control.
The maximum x/w component for a particular aircraft type is demonstrated for certification purposes only. this does not mean that you or the aircraft can't be capable of landing in excess of this figure.
I'm not wanting to castigate our friend Mothfly, there's always more to a story, again, I'm genuinely interested to know more. I'd love to fly one, one day!
Tiger Moths were expected to land on grass and hence there would be no problem with cross winds.
