Fast Eddie & Kool Karen's Excellent (planned) Page Adventure

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Bad news is that the strong and gusty westerly winds made an approach and landing into Copperhill, TN too much of a challenge. The runway is 2/20 with trees to the west. I went so far as to line up for RWY 2 on final, but it was far too bumpy for my tastes with the wind spilling over those trees.

 

Good news is that nearby Blairsville, GA has a RWY 8/26. Bumpy approach there, but doable. Called a friend and he picked us up and drove us the 20 miles or so home.

 

Will wait for the winds to die down and go pick her up in the next few days.

 

We hope!

 

Good decision Eddie.

Last March, I ended up spending two nights in Waco, due to severe winds, on my ferry flight home, bringing my CT back to Tampa from San Jose.

 

After getting safely away from the ground . . . no problem . . . it's the taxi out and unexpected RTB (return to base) that posed the problem.

 

I could just see the headlines, "light sport airplane flips over during windy ground operation."

And the insurance adjuster asks, "with surface winds like that, what were you thinking?"

 

Good decision Eddie.