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Ed - - I read in amazement what an RV can
take for punishment. I fly out of TTD in the Columbia River Gorge (world
class windsurfing) with regular headwinds of 30 mph. They are fairly
constant however, varying maybe 10 mph. I find that flaps up landings are
far less sensitive to the wind speed changes. We get to where we don't
always think and just automatically drop full flaps on landing. This
doesn't always make sense. It is possible to wheel land the -6A, but it
takes a lot of runway. The Cascade Locks airport in the heart of the gorge
has similar landing problems since it is surrounded with Doug fir trees.
Wind speeds drop significantly below tree top elevation and the runway is not
very long. Several years ago a 172 crashed into the river attempting a
downwind takeoff, hitting the higher speed air at treetop level.
I replaced my rear
tiedown with a long piece of angle bracket with a large hole drilled in
it. It can't get bent back and interfere with the rudder.
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