tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post4251459352080711048..comments2024-03-19T07:17:34.656-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Some more windy landingsPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-9698808938509186692015-01-19T18:01:56.124-06:002015-01-19T18:01:56.124-06:00Why would any planner , civil engineer, or landsca...Why would any planner , civil engineer, or landscaper design and build a major airport in any area known for such radical environmental characteristics?Tal Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077424958233740898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-53719614237403244072015-01-18T17:20:54.736-06:002015-01-18T17:20:54.736-06:00Build a new runway at 45-degrees to the existing o...Build a new runway at 45-degrees to the existing one. That should take care of it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02452265219044156435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-62909994508781748202015-01-16T09:33:09.136-06:002015-01-16T09:33:09.136-06:00Then there are the Northern Islands....Tingwall Ai...Then there are the Northern Islands....Tingwall Airport videos are particularly absurd.<br /><br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-82362388837982636792015-01-15T12:47:51.097-06:002015-01-15T12:47:51.097-06:00Reminds me of learning to fly at Ft Sill, Okla. wh...Reminds me of learning to fly at Ft Sill, Okla. where the winds were so variable that it was pretty common to start crabbing left, switch to right, then back to left again - all on final!<br /><br />The US B-52 bomber has swivel landing gear; the pilot dials in the runway heading and the landing gear rotates to match. So the airplane can land pointing toward the side of the runway and roll straight down the middle.Donald Sensinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395472322281027191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-13760987569927756762015-01-15T11:16:06.919-06:002015-01-15T11:16:06.919-06:00Realistically, most of those are out of limits... ...Realistically, most of those are out of limits... When your nose is 30 deg off runway heading at touchdown, that ain't good... Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com