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04-14-2005, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton

Got it, thanks.

Additionally got me to thinking about this aircraft carrier scenario:

There is a possibility of a small crosswind component if the natural wind is dead calm. The ship can't compensate for the ten degree offset of the runway. The crosswind component would be about 4 knots, correct?

That is exactly right. That situation is called "MYOW." "Make your own wind." The ship has to do 25 knots, and the relative wind is straight off the bow. The good news is that there is no need to turn into the wind, which always seems to blow in the opposite direction as the next port call.

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