[NSRCA-discussion] Landing Direction

[Del K. Rykert]

As a pilot I always feel the ultimate decision rests with the pilot.  I 
would ask permission to land the opposite way but if not given and felt it 
was a safety issue to land downwind I would take the zero and land the 
reverse direction. Smarter to be safe and go home with an intact airplane 
then to land and force a mishap. Having said that, it also forces greater 
responsibility on the pilot to make sure he isn't conflicting with opposing 
traffic if he so chooses to land into the wind and causes a mishap by 
reversing direction. So the decision is not to be taken lightly.

    Del
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <randy9004 at comcast.net>
To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Landing Direction


> Does the pilot/caller get to decide if the wind has changed directions? 
> Does a judge need to agree?
>
> Randy
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Don Ramsey" <donramsey at gmail.com>
>> To those who read my March Kfactor article, I seem to have mistated the 
>> intent
>> of the new landing direction rule.  After re-reading the intent of the 
>> rule, it
>> seems the rule was put in to allow a change of landing direction only for 
>> a wind
>> change.  This is implied in the new rule.  The landing direction should 
>> always
>> be in the direciton of takeoff unless the wind changes to a direction 
>> that would
>> cause a downwind landing.
>>
>> Thanks to all who brought this to my attention.
>> Don
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