> Jon S Berndt writes: > > > Just as I flared during the last landing he gave me a 100 knot > > tailwind. If there would have been a black box, it would have > > gotten from me only a "What the ... !" before I pancaked in. > > If you were flaring, you were probably close enough to the ground to > survive (i.e. less than 10ft), though with some damage to the shuttle. > Otherwise, I doubt any aircrew could survive a sudden 100kt tailwind > during an approach any fixed-wing aircraft -- I don't know of any > plane that approaches at more than 100kt above its stall speed.
Actually, I meant the pre-flare, which occurs at about 1800 ft. agl. This brings the glideslope from about 20 to less than 2 degrees. That's where he clobbered me. He was toying with me. The operators had some sense of humour... Jon
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