Heh heh, based on my very limited experiences, I am questioning it and not doing any dancing, but also Moon runs circles around me in experience, and I do respect that.
The operative word is Moon has real time experience something I have not and all the research in the world does not replace being in the trenches.
That won’t stop me from questioning, as only one learns from questions. One learns from listening, one does not learn from talking.
I equate this conversation comparing reading about flying which one can research vs real deal flying in O2.
The two simply put doesn’t compare, and all the reading I do about mountain flying simply doesn’t outweigh Moons first hand experiences.
Quite an interesting tale. Glad you got down safely. I know for a fact that is beyond my personal limits hehe.
check out the altimeter at KGRR on the 29th… I’ve only been flying for a few years but I’ve never seen an altimeter in the 28s in michigan. It was 28.93 @ KGRR at one point.
Like I say from get go, definition of high is really geographically driven as I would call 40 mph a pretty healthy windstorm! I sure wouldn’t be saying “not too bad”.
Like I say from get go, definition of high is really geographically driven as I would call 40 mph a pretty healthy windstorm! I sure wouldn’t be saying “not too bad”.
Cheyenne, Wyoming - Average wind speed
Jan 15.3
Feb 14.6
March 14.5
April 14.2
May 12.6
June 11.4
July 10.4
August 10.4
Sept 11.2
Oct 12.3
Nov 13.5
Dec 14.7
When Denver Center transfers me to Cheyenne approach while flying to or from Denver there has been a couple times I’ll comment to ATC that there is a strange phenomena going on while flying over their airport, they’ll ask what is it, and I’ll respond, theirs no turbulence. They have more wind socks on the interstate than the airport. I was in a car going north of Cheyenne on a windy winter day and there were four semis in the ditch in a two mile stretch.
as I would call 40 mph a pretty healthy windstorm! I sure wouldn’t be saying “not too bad”.