McMooney Posted April 23, 2018 Report Posted April 23, 2018 after 9 mos of ownership, i finally got a tail wind. seriously, i think this is the first time Quote
gsxrpilot Posted April 23, 2018 Report Posted April 23, 2018 You're obviously not flying enough in the last 9 months. 1 Quote
carusoam Posted April 23, 2018 Report Posted April 23, 2018 Way to go, McM! Wait until you select your destination by where the big H is on the weather map... Or your overnight stay to allow the H to go through... giving you a tail wind both directions... Nothing like a hamburger run when the big H is stationary over your local area... The modern equivalent of motor sailing... Great for traversing time zones and latitudes...! Best regards, -a- 2 Quote
kerry Posted April 23, 2018 Report Posted April 23, 2018 It seems like 80% of the time I fly I have a head wind. It reminds me when I was a kid and my dad would tell me how he would have to walk to school up hill both ways in the snow. lol. Quote
MIm20c Posted April 23, 2018 Report Posted April 23, 2018 I agree about headwinds being more common but I think many are optimistic about the TAS of their aircraft. Quote
Stnelson903 Posted April 23, 2018 Report Posted April 23, 2018 after 9 mos of ownership, i finally got a tail wind. seriously, i think this is the first time How did you mount that iPad?N231JG Quote
Skates97 Posted April 23, 2018 Report Posted April 23, 2018 6 hours ago, kerry said: It seems like 80% of the time I fly I have a head wind. It reminds me when I was a kid and my dad would tell me how he would have to walk to school up hill both ways in the snow. lol. When I lived in Alaska as a kid we took a trail through the woods to get to the elementary school. The highest spot on the trail was right about the midway point so we actually did walk uphill both ways through the snow... Quote
Vance Harral Posted April 23, 2018 Report Posted April 23, 2018 While it's nit-picky trivia, it really is true that headwinds are (slightly) more common than tailwinds - if you define a "head" wind as something that reduces your ground speed. The reason is that a direct cross-wind doesn't have a neutral ground speed effect, it still slows you down a hair due to wind correction angle. At typical Mooney speeds and winds aloft, the neutral point is around 5 degrees quartering. In other words, there are 190 degrees of winds that hurt you and only 170 degrees of winds that help. 1 Quote
McMooney Posted April 24, 2018 Author Report Posted April 24, 2018 18 hours ago, carusoam said: Way to go, McM! Wait until you select your destination by where the big H is on the weather map... Or your overnight stay to allow the H to go through... giving you a tail wind both directions... Nothing like a hamburger run when the big H is stationary over your local area... The modern equivalent of motor sailing... Great for traversing time zones and latitudes...! Best regards, -a- That's actually an idea, may have to try that Quote
McMooney Posted April 24, 2018 Author Report Posted April 24, 2018 I use Garmin Pilot, I run it on a Samsung s2 8.0 and a Samsung s3. It's really nice, almost to the point of not needing much else. Unfortunately, still have to buy a real GPS to be legal. Quote
Oscar Avalle Posted April 24, 2018 Report Posted April 24, 2018 19 hours ago, kerry said: It seems like 80% of the time I fly I have a head wind. It reminds me when I was a kid and my dad would tell me how he would have to walk to school up hill both ways in the snow. lol. I read somewhere that the likelihood of getting a headwind is always higher than a tailwind. It was a very interesting and compelling argument, just don't ask me to explain it. But the truth is most the times flying the NE corridor you encounter a headwind with a crosswind. May be somebody could explain it... Oscar Quote
kris_adams Posted April 24, 2018 Report Posted April 24, 2018 Way to go. Tailwinds are amazing and enjoyable for everyone! Quote
Raptor05121 Posted April 24, 2018 Report Posted April 24, 2018 I had a good taste of a nice tailwind last week. Winds out of the north on the order of 30-50kts. I climbed out with my GS showing 117 at +700fpm. As I hit 3500, I could feel the plane stop climbing. I watched the VSI slowly trickle down....600....500..400.300.200.100.....0......-50....-100. I had a mini panic attack. Power was good, nothing had changed in the last few minutes, plane sounded normal, showing 140 indicated, but controls were mushy and VSI was stagnant. Then I looked down...150kts ground speed. I guess I had climbed into a low-level 'jet stream'. My speed was climbing by 5 knots a second. 155...160...165....170...175. It finally stabilized at 194kts ground speed at 23 squared. That was COOL! 1 Quote
McMooney Posted April 25, 2018 Author Report Posted April 25, 2018 On 4/23/2018 at 4:40 PM, Stnelson903 said: How did you mount that iPad? N231JG It's not really mounted, the case fits perfectly over the visor. Quote
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