Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy

Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
I used to work at San Carlos (SQL) in California. There was a 15 knot crosswind or more pretty much all year long. When the wind would finally go down the pipe everyone religiously blew their landings. Now, up here in the bush it's a different story altogether. Especially in the winter during snow removal..."pick a runway, any runway."StacyThere is only one greater thing than to believe in the impossible...and that is to achieve it -- Stacy Clark ________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: you remember, Chuck !In a message dated 11/17/04 1:12:29 PM Central Standard Time, Michael.D.Cuy(at)grc.nasa.gov writes:> Ah, yes...I remember that windy arrival well !! I watched you land, and from that far away, it didn't really look like you had much problem. I got toBrodhead just about 15 or 20 minutes ahead of you, Mike, and those big yellow X's got my attention, too, because I've never landed in that kind of crosswind, either. I buzzed the X'ed out runway two times, to chase all the riffraff off of the runway, and went ahead and landed on the closed runway. It was easy enough to land short. But, of course, when I passed by the crowd during the fly - by, I gave them all a BIG 'YEEEEE HAAWWW !!' After I taxied in, andshut down, someone politely came up to me and let me know I just landed on a closed runway. I said "Is that what those big yellow X's are for ?? I thought they were supposed to be big White X's !!" he he he !! I also remember well that Saturday evening, after the pork chop feast. The wind finally did settle down some, and they opened the runway that was favorable to the conditions, and everybody headed for the sky !! That was by far,the most aircraft in the pattern that I've ever been with !! There must have been 12 or 15 planes in the pattern...best head on a swivel, white knuckle flying I've ever done !! It seemed like everyplace I looked, there were severalof planes in the sky...Way Cool !!Chuck G.________________________________________________________________________________