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Old 08-27-2013 | 11:03 AM
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Earlwb, been there, done that! When I flew in Maine we were only a few miles inland so we constantly had wind. I got so use to landing with the wind that one day it was calm and I couldn't seem to get the plane to land. I kept overshooting the runway.

I use to be stationed at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Where most of the Navy's flight testing is done. They had a blimp there coming in to land with a strong headwind. His groundspeed had to be about 5-10 MPH. He did a 180 and really started moving the other way. The wind must have really been kicking his *****.