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PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:20 am    Post subject: X-wind component ? Reply with quote

I find that the Kitfox does a good job in a cross wind, for a light
plane. My wife and I were flying Young Eagles one day at a town close by
when a wind storm came up. We decided to head for the barn before it got
really bad. I was flying a Cherokee and she flying the Kitfox. When we
got home the wind was so bad I ran out of rudder so had to jam it and
swing it around on landing, and angled the runway at that. I was really
worried that it was too much for Linda but as I was getting out of the
plane at the hangar she taxied up. I said that was a heck of a
crosswind, and she said it was not that bad. One thing to remember. If
the wind is too strong for you to safely land on the runway- don't land
there. Use the ramp or the taxiway or a different airport. With a strong
headwind you only roll a few feet so find an open spot on the airport
and land there. If it is a towered airport request were you need. Don't
be shy. We get so used to following the rules and the normal that we
forget that when we are flying we make the rules if we need to if
required to be safe. I have seen it so bad that the plane had no
forward speed at all on touchdown. The pilot had to just sit there and
fly it on the ground until we could find enough people to hold it down
and pull it out of the wind. The place you will flip it is turning 90 to
the wind while on the ground. It will get under the wing and take you
over if the wind is strong enough, but my guess is it takes close to 40
mph to do that.

Bob & Toodie Marshall wrote:

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Hello kitfox flyers, How does the KF perform in a good X-wind of say 15 to
18 knots at about 45 degrees. or should one not be flying that day? Did
Skystar or D.Denny ever set an arbitrary figure based on standard piloting
skills for a max X-wind ? I fly a high wing loaded a/c and my airport is
notorious for x-winds. I am considering a kitfox for local fun flights.
Thanks in advance for your time and answers. R.Marshall. Do not archive










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