[HELP] Windsock
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[HELP] Windsock
Anyone have got a link to a image illustration of windsocks in different wind velocities?
;in other words: how can you tell by a windsock what the wind is?
;in other words: how can you tell by a windsock what the wind is?
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Most wind socks indicate up to 20kts I believe. Certainly when the one at our airfield is horizontal, then the wind is >=20kts.
A microsecond Google search: http://www.windsok.com/How%20It%20Wo...20Wind%20Speed
A microsecond Google search: http://www.windsok.com/How%20It%20Wo...20Wind%20Speed
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Wind socks have to be fully functional to give a rough estimate. The motor inside the one at our airfied which drives the windsock went tech last week and was giving peculiar wind readings. Beware, just make sure it is fully operational before take off.
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Before I get splayed, the above post is a joke. This is what the instructors at my school told the raw recruits and kept them going for ages. Thought it was funny at the time,so I thought I'd share the humour with you.
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Originally Posted by High Wing Drifter
Most wind socks indicate up to 20kts I believe. Certainly when the one at our airfield is horizontal, then the wind is >=20kts.
A microsecond Google search: http://www.windsok.com/How%20It%20Wo...20Wind%20Speed
A microsecond Google search: http://www.windsok.com/How%20It%20Wo...20Wind%20Speed
Its good to know a bit more about the little sock when its gusting through the norwegian valleys and all u have is 600x15 meters of gras.