Cincinnati, OH
- Aircraft Year
- 1998
- Aircraft Type
- 114TC/115TC
- Reg Number
- N114AD
- Serial Number
- 20020
Played a little bit of hooky earlier today… Widespread 600 & 1 - 3ish rn- to mod rn and no ice below 9K. Gusty surface 10 - 20 kt winds w/ 30-60kt veer at 3K. Mod chop between 2K – 4K. PERFECT day to go stooge in the goo for awhile.
No one up except a few corp/comm guys that had places to go and was able to zip off a handful of full approaches in a little over an hour. …and I do mean hand-full. A/P was of little use other than occasional wing leveler as winds were swinging back and forth 30 – 40 degrees @ 40-60kts @ 3K w/ 25-35 deg here/gone/backagain crab on a couple of the final approach courses so all were hand flown. No sharp jolts but still like being in a washing machine. A/P course tracking was hopeless. Hand flying average courses still invaluable in certain conditions. 15 - 20 kt windshears down final approach track. (The JPI was sending me frowny faces with all the throttle changes to hold glide slopes) Interesting watching some approach leg GS's in the 160kt range then turning to another @ 59 kts all w/ std airspeed/power settings. Good VS compensation practice...
Fortunately winds were in the 10 – 20kt range close to the ground so landings were engaging but not impossible. GREAT practice session even w/ the compass doing the hula for most of the trip. Partial panel would have been a grin today. (Glad no pax on board this time!)
No one up except a few corp/comm guys that had places to go and was able to zip off a handful of full approaches in a little over an hour. …and I do mean hand-full. A/P was of little use other than occasional wing leveler as winds were swinging back and forth 30 – 40 degrees @ 40-60kts @ 3K w/ 25-35 deg here/gone/backagain crab on a couple of the final approach courses so all were hand flown. No sharp jolts but still like being in a washing machine. A/P course tracking was hopeless. Hand flying average courses still invaluable in certain conditions. 15 - 20 kt windshears down final approach track. (The JPI was sending me frowny faces with all the throttle changes to hold glide slopes) Interesting watching some approach leg GS's in the 160kt range then turning to another @ 59 kts all w/ std airspeed/power settings. Good VS compensation practice...
Fortunately winds were in the 10 – 20kt range close to the ground so landings were engaging but not impossible. GREAT practice session even w/ the compass doing the hula for most of the trip. Partial panel would have been a grin today. (Glad no pax on board this time!)
