High winds
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From: england
High winds
Hi, the other week I was blown off track in an A321 by a seemingly strong stray gust of wind, it really shook the cabin, and then it was fine after a second or two.
Does anybody have any idea of how many mph the gust was at, My engines were almost at max and I was in mid flight at around 33 000 feet
any help would be appreciated?
Does anybody have any idea of how many mph the gust was at, My engines were almost at max and I was in mid flight at around 33 000 feet
any help would be appreciated?
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Engines at 'max' at that altitude is not so unusual.
But there is no way for us to tell you how strong that wind was. Or if it was wind at all. My guess: you crossed the path of another aircraft (wake turbulence) or a small burst of clear air turbulence, possibly caused by the mountains.
Wind at that altitude can be anything from 10 to 200 mph in smooth conditions!
But there is no way for us to tell you how strong that wind was. Or if it was wind at all. My guess: you crossed the path of another aircraft (wake turbulence) or a small burst of clear air turbulence, possibly caused by the mountains.
Wind at that altitude can be anything from 10 to 200 mph in smooth conditions!
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From: on the golf course (Covid permitting)
I went off about 35 degrees to the left
If you meant that the wing dropped 35 degrees, then that's not unknown, not comfortable, but not that unusual. The autoflight system worked as designed.
It sounds to me as if you are quite inexperienced and have a lot to learn. Don't take that as a put-down, and feel free to ask more questions and put these events down as part of the learning process.
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I went of track by that amount, changed my heading
I flew the dash 8 for two years in france and have only been flying the A321 for a year, thanks anyway
it it likely I was near another aircraft then?
I flew the dash 8 for two years in france and have only been flying the A321 for a year, thanks anyway
it it likely I was near another aircraft then?
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it was sudden, the gust came along and I was swung to the left, there was only a slight change in the sloping of the wing.
The auto-pilot took me straight back to the correct heading, It all lasted about 5/6 seconds
The auto-pilot took me straight back to the correct heading, It all lasted about 5/6 seconds
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I am going to take the bait again;
In post one, you are asking about the strength of the gust in MPH?
In post one you state that you you were "blown of track" in 2 seconds
In post 3 you state that "you went off about 35 degrees"
In your last post you state "you were slung to the left" and " there was only a slight change in the sloping of the wing"
Let me ask the blatantly obvious again, are you for real? Maybe stick to FS4, or at least learn the lingo.
In post one, you are asking about the strength of the gust in MPH?
In post one you state that you you were "blown of track" in 2 seconds
In post 3 you state that "you went off about 35 degrees"
In your last post you state "you were slung to the left" and " there was only a slight change in the sloping of the wing"
Let me ask the blatantly obvious again, are you for real? Maybe stick to FS4, or at least learn the lingo.
