November 18, 201114 yr I decided to do a different flight by flying into a 3900 feet runway and the lowest possible weight. The runway elected by TOPCAT would have been at 28knt tailwind during landing. When i calculated the speeds, it came back red and i ended up using the opposite runway with a 28knt headwind. Anyway the landing was cool and quick with maximum braking. FUN Best Regards Adib Afraj
November 18, 201114 yr Note that TOPCAT doesn't actually choose the runway. You need to select the one that is most suitable for your operations. David Zhong New video every Thursday: Aircraft Lighting - Boeing 777
November 18, 201114 yr Max tailwind component would be 15 knots anyway, even 10 on the older generatiom NG'sSean De Maere Sean De Maere
November 18, 201114 yr Note that TOPCAT doesn't actually choose the runway. You need to select the one that is most suitable for your operations. Yes it does when you get a metar from AS Martin Bunjes
November 18, 201114 yr Commercial Member Yes it does when you get a metar from AS...if you have that feature enabled. Kyle Rodgers
November 19, 201114 yr Author Anyway it was a fun approach and everyone should try a fun apprach from time to time, rather than sticking to the usual all the time. Best Regards Adib Afraj
November 19, 201114 yr I agree. Fun approaches can be fun. The most recent fun approach I did was the RNAV(RNP) into 13R at KPSP. The runway may be long, but it's an interesting approach and both times I've done it there has been a nice 15+ knot crosswind off the mountains to the west. That will make any circling approach fun, to say the least. I think Alaska and WestJet both fly there regularly from various locations. Adam Hill
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