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 jadynmom |
wondering about wind??? |
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Posts: 11 (06/04/08 10:42:28) |
Like most with anxiety i am sure..I am finding every reason to be absolutely terrified of my flight from Chicago to Charleston on Friday! Outside of the fact i
am taking a regional aircraft for the first time (CRJ 700). They are now forcasting strong winds (20-30 mph) when my flight shoudl be taking offf....
Does this affect smaller aircraft...is it still safe? thanks! |
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OneAnt |
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Posts: 652 (06/04/08 11:00:40) |
If the weather is deemed unsafe, your plane won't leave the ground, and neither will any others. Also, the 20-30mph is probably gusting speeds, and the
traffic pattern will likely face you into the wind for takeoff. You might feel the wind on the plane a bit right after liftoff, but that will go away very
quickly as you climb out of the winds at ground level.
Nothing to worry about AT ALL.
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06/04/08 11:03:11.
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ajabboat |
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Posts: 3 (06/04/08 11:26:14) |
I fly (FA position only!) the CRJ50/70/90. When I work the 70 or 90, I feel like I'm working a 757! I feel they fly just as smoothly, if not more so at
times, than other aircraft. There is also wind shear indicators on them. I often sit in my jumpseat and can hear one of these alarms go off. Not once have I
ever "felt" anything different. These guys/girls are trained what do do and act accordingly. I fly mostly the CRJ50. We have taken off and landed in
gusts higher than these.
The only thing I notice during windier weather is how we take off. It always makes the passengers train their eyes on me when, all of a sudden, we are climbing and the engines slow down drastically. You may notice that, but it's all okay. When landing, we come in "hot". Meaning faster than normally. OneAnt is correct, nothing to worry about!
"For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will
long to return." - Leonardo Da Vinci
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jadynmom |
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Posts: 12 (06/04/08 11:28:15) |
thanks.... You are responded to all my concerns and posts..While I am still soo nevous, having someone to talk to about it that actually seems to know a thing
or two makes me feel better:)
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Capt Tom Bunn MSW LCSW |
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Posts: 2258 (06/04/08 11:33:59) |
Wind is not a problem. It actually make takeoff easier.
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