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Is it likely my flight will be cancelled? wind question
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I'm travelling out of Manchester Airport on Friday 3rd (tomorrow) at 8:30pm.
The runway seems to run NE/SW and wind is forecast from SE to NW with gusts of 24mph. (so perpendicular to runway)
That seems like a lot to me since it's a cross wind.
Obviously my flight could be cancelled for many reasons and I know no-one can predict if my flight will be cancelled.
But does anyone 'in the know' have any idea whether that type of wind is likely to be problematic, assuming it is 'as forecast'?
Or is 25mph not a lot when it comes to 80 seat commercial planes (flybe)?
I'm making contingency plans, but my greatest fear is that the flight is delayed 2 hrs and then cancelled and I'm stuck a Manchester Airport at midnight. If needs be I will hire a car and drive but if this is the case I could leave a lot earlier, say 6-7pm. So if there's a 50/50 chance of delay I will just pay the £100 and hire a car.
The runway seems to run NE/SW and wind is forecast from SE to NW with gusts of 24mph. (so perpendicular to runway)
That seems like a lot to me since it's a cross wind.
Obviously my flight could be cancelled for many reasons and I know no-one can predict if my flight will be cancelled.
But does anyone 'in the know' have any idea whether that type of wind is likely to be problematic, assuming it is 'as forecast'?
Or is 25mph not a lot when it comes to 80 seat commercial planes (flybe)?
I'm making contingency plans, but my greatest fear is that the flight is delayed 2 hrs and then cancelled and I'm stuck a Manchester Airport at midnight. If needs be I will hire a car and drive but if this is the case I could leave a lot earlier, say 6-7pm. So if there's a 50/50 chance of delay I will just pay the £100 and hire a car.
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Look on the bright side.................The motorway could be closed due to an extra-terrestrial event or a sudden eclipse of the sun................Political?....I dont do Political....well,not much!0
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Assuming it is the flight to Edinburgh, then it should be a Bombardier Q400 which has a limit of 32kts (36 mph), so you should be fine. Last post in the thread below gives the details.
http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/506747-max-demonstrated-crosswind-take-off-dash8-q400.html0 -
Wrong direction! It does begin with an E thoughAssuming it is the flight to Edinburgh, then it should be a Bombardier Q400 which has a limit of 32kts (36 mph), so you should be fine. Last post in the thread below gives the details.
http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/506747-max-demonstrated-crosswind-take-off-dash8-q400.html
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