Flying Legends weather and wind
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Flying Legends weather and wind
It looks like wind could be the potential problem at Duxford at the weekend, 20kt south westerleys. Am I right in assuming that because of the delicate nature of many of the participants wind may have more of an impact than for other shows. What if any percentage of the participants would be affected by a 20kt sw?
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Re: Flying Legends weather and wind
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/6296643
The winds are expected to be 17-19mph but it expected to rain most of the afternoon. The wind will be right down the runway, but from an observers point of view the rain will be a stopper for me. I'll keep an eye on this one, but my attention is beginning to wander elsewhere.
Regards
The winds are expected to be 17-19mph but it expected to rain most of the afternoon. The wind will be right down the runway, but from an observers point of view the rain will be a stopper for me. I'll keep an eye on this one, but my attention is beginning to wander elsewhere.
Regards
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Re: Flying Legends weather and wind
I use these charts a lot and they have proved to be reasonably accurate. Midday is no rain with 10knot winds.
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-bin/ ... RIOD=&WMO=
Remember there are still 2/3 days to go before we will get an accurate forecast so don't do anything you might regret later.
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-bin/ ... RIOD=&WMO=
Remember there are still 2/3 days to go before we will get an accurate forecast so don't do anything you might regret later.
Listen to that Gipsy music.....
Dragon Rapide
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Re: Flying Legends weather and wind
Rain? What rain?
Too early to tell what the weather will really be like, I don't really trust any of the forecasts til a day before the event.
Too early to tell what the weather will really be like, I don't really trust any of the forecasts til a day before the event.
Re: Flying Legends weather and wind
Hi I'm new here, I plan to travel from Belgium. So weather forecast is indeed also important for me. With this type of unsettled weather it is indeed very difficult to have a good forecast days ahead, however I must admit that the wind worries me most. There will be quite some wind, SW.
I have been to Fairford in 2010, hoping to see the Lancaster fly, but crosswinds prevented that...now I'm anxious to catch Sally B...I don't have a clue at what wind speeds these oldies stop doing their thing.
I have been to Fairford in 2010, hoping to see the Lancaster fly, but crosswinds prevented that...now I'm anxious to catch Sally B...I don't have a clue at what wind speeds these oldies stop doing their thing.
Re: Flying Legends weather and wind
To be honest until i get up and look out the window at the Holiday Inn, thats the only accurate forecast for me.
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Re: Flying Legends weather and wind
BBC weather is not exactly accurate at the best of times!
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Re: Flying Legends weather and wind
The only time a weather report is accurate is on the day using the Mk.1 eyeball.
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Re: Flying Legends weather and wind
Weather REPORTS are usually accurate.....FORECASTS however, are still the work of alchemists, despite the huge computational power that's thrown at them.
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Re: Flying Legends weather and wind
The only concern might be the forecast gusty winds, which are South West on Saturday but nearer to West on Sunday.
Listen to that Gipsy music.....
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Re: Flying Legends weather and wind
What's the current wind strength estimated to be tomorrow?
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