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Strong winds

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Hi all ,

 

I get winds of 80 + knots at altitude , Wind seems to get stronger as I ascend ? I have the latest version of fsuipc ,

ie; latest flight from gatwick - geneva , was 89 knots @ 32000ft ,

Any help would be great ,

 

Many thanks ,

 

Joe Turner .

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Sure they are in fact so strong. Winds in stratosphere can be incredible. Sometimes you can see 200+ knots in some area.

David Chen

Completely normal to have winds like that at altitude.

  • 3 weeks later...
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Many thanks for your help guys ,

 

Regards ,

 

JT

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On this WAFC chart you can see some examples (ie at FL350 at the lower left corner) of up to 170knots !!!

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With the storms blowing thru Scandanavia the past week Im surprised they are that slow. But at FL320 thats about normal. Once you get to 340 and above they cant pick up violently. The jetstream has no mercy.

Regards,

 

Dave Opper

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  • 2 months later...
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Thank you all ,

I appreciate your answers .

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I did a flight last week sometime to Eastern Russia and the winds above FL350 peaked at about 158 knots.

Not a nice cross/headwind.

Regards,

 

Dave Opper

HiFi Support Manager

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I had 119 knots over Denmark last night with some moderate turbulence @ FL350.

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