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Old 06-30-2004 | 12:55 PM
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Default RE: Wind is your Freind

I was bringing in my UCANDO with 10mph gusts blowing at a 45deg angle to the runway, I had it in perfect position, 15 feet high with no speed and then the wind quit. The nose dropped and I pulled up and up and up, it finally flattened out just before it hit. I flattened the gear a little but no biggie. That is the only drawback to pulling power all the way back and letting the wind fly you. If it quits, you ain't flyin no more.