Wind direction???

[bailey]

It seems I confused one of our members today regarding the direction I was using for landing and taking off. My question is simple. If the wind is directly across the runway can one use either direction for landings and take offs or does one have to use choose one direction only? One of our other members pointed out that I was practicing landings and take offs. Is there some written rule I am not aware of?

[antoine zabal]

You need take off against the wind and you land against the wind.

if you try to take off with the wind, you need to achieve the wind speed + whatever speed you plane needs to lift off.

The wind against you provides lift .

Look at the take off and landing planes from Dorval Airport. And check the wind direction.

[Sempai-mj]

It seems I confused one of our members today regarding the direction I was using for landing and taking off. My question is simple. If the wind is directly across the runway can one use either direction for landings and take offs or does one have to use choose one direction only? One of our other members pointed out that I was practicing landings and take offs. Is there some written rule I am not aware of?

If it's a cross wind straight across the runway, it's your choice but check if someone is flying the left or right pattern, you should match to avoid a midair collision. If your alone go for it.

Did someone complain about you practicing take offs and landings?

[Kevin Rochon]

I was there today and is was mostly across the runway (S-W) but with a tendency from the West (the windsock on the shelter is more accurate than the other one) so take off from left to right, which pretty much every one did today.

But any way we take off we have to do the circuit same as the others like Michael said.

[Burning Head]

Wayne, you should call " loud and clear" all your intentions over the run way .whatever if the maneuvers are a take off or for a landing and even for few touch and go. First learned thing...lets others pilots to know what we plans to do.;)

[Andrew Fernie]

If it's a cross wind straight across the runway, it's your choice but check if someone is flying the left or right pattern, you should match to avoid a midair collision. If your alone go for it.

Did someone complain about you practicing take offs and landings?
It was me out there. The issue was I saw a takeoff left to right. Shortly afterwards I prepared to start moving out from the pits but noticed that a landing was now being setup from right to left and asked which direction was being used for the circuit so that we could be consistent. The wind was not strong, and pretty much right across the runway, so either direction would have worked. But, in situations like that, and assuming the wind hasn't changed so much that it makes the other direction the obvious choice, it is best to pick a direction for the circuit and stick with it. It becomes much more important if there could be more than one plane in the air.

No issue at all with practicing takeoffs and landings. I just wanted to know whether I needed to fit in to a left or right hand circuit and would have been happy with either.

[Sempai-mj]

I vote for right hand circuits when cross wind, it's good practice because I see a lot of people flying over the road to do a left turn at the west end of he runway.
Btw it's a no no.
:)

[bailey]

I thank all of you for the reply's to my wind direction question. I know all involved however I do not think that naming individuals helps. I would however suggest that when reading a general discussion it would help greatly to understand what is written. As for announcing intentions I am fully aware of this and will continue to call out what I am doing as this is a very important rule, one that I have learned in the begining. Again my thanks. Today was a great day of flying as we have not seen too many thus far this year.