CRJ drivers and Max pilot Xwind limitation
11-25-2020, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Hawker445
Endeavor, PSA, Mesa, etc Anyone else get slapped with that stupid max pilot cross wind limitation?
11-26-2020, 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Hawker445
Endeavor, PSA, Mesa, etc Anyone else get slapped with that stupid max pilot cross wind limitation?
11-26-2020, 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by FlyyGuyy
Former crj guy, that was a pretty good limit. Now I'm furloughed and flying Honda...20 knots max. That's awful.
I've done it at the limit and I wouldn't care to try it much above that unless I was out of gas or on fire.
Even if the "max demonstrated" wasn't technically a limit, if you go above it YOU'RE incurring all the liability... going to be hard to explain if you ding a wingtip.
11-26-2020, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by captive apple
The “new class” is largely weak on cross winds and other general pilot skills.
11-26-2020, 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by captive apple
The “new class” is largely weak on cross winds and other general pilot skills.
11-26-2020, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by trip
^This^ Amazing how many struggle with a <15kt crosswinds the last few years, I think it stems from restrictions at large flight schools where the majority of training and experience is coming from nowadays.
