There’s some crazy weather in Southern California right now. I was en route to KPSP in my Cessna 208 but had to divert to 51CA. Low visibility with 38kt winds gusting to 51. Has anyone else had to divert?
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Divert? Just punch through those winds and show who’s boss! 😁
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Had a plane come in one time, guessing with the same mentality… everyone was diverting due to the winds… here he comes right into wind shear over the threshold… I’ve never seen a plane be suspended mid air before… but they can hover like a chopper! Lol
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Divert? Please, fire up those engines, muscle that rudder around and show them what you got☻😈
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I wouldn’t recommend it though in real life but in a sim? sure why not?
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And why not? Live life on the edge
Haha you got it, Chief
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Divert? In a Cessna 208? I can land with my Decathlon in them gusts! Haha I’m just kidding.
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Meanwhile I’m over here barely making it close to the runway in a A320… 😂
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Thank you so much for the heads up, I was planning on taking off 1CA6 , I’ve also made a minor adjustment to the title of your post. :)
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I never divert, not even in the strongest winds and the lowest visibility, I just make as many go arounds as I have to.
speaking of windy gusts, they should add a feature where for example if youre on the runway and a B747 has just taken off in front of you, you should get turbulence when you takeoff.
That is called wake turbulence. I haven’t been to SoCal yet and I don’t think I’m going to because of this winds. 😂
Dont underestimate some of the planes, use the B787. The 787’s wing flex is beautiful and its amazing in windy conditions.
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