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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
a few years ago, I was standing in a parking lot, talking to friends and we noticed a plane towing a banner for the baseball game was overhead. We forgot about the plane and continued talking until we realized the plane was not moving relative to the ground. Then we watched for another 10 minutes or so as the plae hung motionless right over our parking lot. The pilot eventually changed heading and was able to make some headway.
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A bit of a windy day was it?
I have always wanted to go to an airplane competition they have every year in Valdez Alaska. They commonly have 30 or 40 knot wind. They have short field competitions where a number of Super Cubs will lift off in about 12 to 15 feet.
I have landed my little plane in a pretty strong wind where I almost felt like I was hovering.