Heathrow High Winds SAT 14th
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Heathrow High Winds SAT 14th
Should be good watching the crews use their skills to land the birds tomorrow morning. Anyone have the latest WX for tomorrow morning. BBC news estimating gust upto 60mph??? in the London area.
Just hope if WX does turn out to be correct they land on 27r. The wind bouncing of the hangers seems to make it more fun.
Good luck Guys,
Just hope if WX does turn out to be correct they land on 27r. The wind bouncing of the hangers seems to make it more fun.
Good luck Guys,
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There are dozens of excellent weather sites, including one where you can see the Heathrow TAF. Years ago they would de-alternate if the SW wind was strong to avoid turbulence off the hangars. Don't know if they still do..
Wouldn't it be a good idea at times like this if there was another runway in a different direction. Wonder why nobody has thought of this before. Something like, say, 23, for example ......... 
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'Interesting' conditions at MAN
Arrived into MAN from LHR at about 20.30 this evening (13th) - some fairly ferocious crosswind gusts during takeoff and a really quite hair raising approach into MAN with many bumps inbetween - sufficiently unpleasant that the CC were suffering a little! 
Roughest conditions I've experienced in nearly 5 years of commuting weekly to various European places by air, so looks like the folks up the front will be earning their money over the next couple of days
Roughest conditions I've experienced in nearly 5 years of commuting weekly to various European places by air, so looks like the folks up the front will be earning their money over the next couple of days
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These high winds haven't really happened in London... Last night they were building up, and I thought this morning would be quite interesting; but it seems a bit calmer than expected...
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UK News hyping things up once again
SW
The Gatwick TAF is giving 200/35G55
If your aircraft has a 35kts x-wind limit and 200 deg would give you a full component of x-wind (if I remember the 60/90th or more assumption correctly) would you even be allowed to land with a G55 possibility?
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GEUPR diverted to Frankfurt? "BAW983"
surely they could have got a little ecloser to London, or at least in the same country!!