Early Risers.

[Gwiwer]

2 hours ago, leopardml2341 said:

why do weather forecasters (and others) refer to 'heavy winds'?

Morning all.

 

I first recall hearing the term "heavy wind" used by a Dutch cyclist whom I met when I also engaged in pedalling two wheels around the countryside.  It seemed logical - heavy rain, heavy snow, heavy wind ..... though I have yet to hear of heavy fog or heavy sun.  

 

High wind on the other hand might imply that there is no low wind and therefore the air at ground level will remain still.  

 

What ever it is it is still blowing outside though nowhere near as violently as of late.  Yet as I write this the phone has "pinged" with a warning of Yellow Wind for next weekend when Storm Dennis arrives.

It seems there is no escape for the time being.  

 

 

 

[Happy Hippo]

The big box arrived yesterday morning as expected.

 

Domestic discord was avoided due to the pre-planned deliberate ambush of the delivery man as written earlier on these pages.

 

There may be an opportunity to open the package at the (delayed until tonight's) OFMG meeting.

 

Having read Biggles Hunt's erudite notes on landing fixed wing aircraft in a safe and sensible manner, I am reminded of possibly the finest landing I have experienced.

 

The aircraft was a VC10 of the RAF fleet flown by no less than the station commander of RAF Brize Norton returning from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.

 

Best described as a short field landing, we made a fighter style curved approach to Brize followed by a positive 'I'm landing on an aircraft carrier' touchdown, and was off the active runway at the first intersection (where the old cross runway used to be), so had used less than one third of available runway length.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Compound2632]

16 minutes ago, Gwiwer said:

Morning all.

 

I first recall hearing the term "heavy wind" used by a Dutch cyclist whom I met when I also engaged in pedalling two wheels around the countryside.  It seemed logical - heavy rain, heavy snow, heavy wind ..... though I have yet to hear of heavy fog or heavy sun.  

 

High wind on the other hand might imply that there is no low wind and therefore the air at ground level will remain still.  

 

What ever it is it is still blowing outside though nowhere near as violently as of late.  Yet as I write this the phone has "pinged" with a warning of Yellow Wind for next weekend when Storm Dennis arrives.

It seems there is no escape for the time being.  

 

 

Since the effect most experienced due to wind is the lateral force it exerts, "strong wind" does seem the most apt term. Since weight is a force acting downwards, a "heavy wind" ought to be a strong downdraught. However, "high" implies not only a linear measurement but also simply a quantity having a big numerical value, so "high wind" is perfectly logical.

 

On the other hand, the English language is not the place to go looking for logic!

[81C]

Morning All

Not much happening here just trying to arrange the new kitchen to turn up before the fitter arrives on the given day he's reliable he done the bathroom in the old house 

he did mention as the slapped #rse is not about things can be decided upon installation rather than wait for someone to make their little tiny mind up yes he didn't like her either.

Painting continues today some has been done it will have to dry before I continue with another colour, wood work to be started tomorrow at least its clean and ready to go just the 

odd bits of filler to be sanded.

Have a good day T.H. Inkina-Boutit

 

[PhilJ W]

Morning all from Estuary-Land.  Like ChrisF and Kz my lurgi seems to come and go as it pleases. It obviously doesn't like the great outdoors as when I venture out it seems to go into hiding. The wind is still blowing, a skip was delivered and placed on the weed patch that is my front garden. As it was delivered it swung a bit but was delivered safely. Its actually for next door were they are replacing the flat roof but their bits will not fill it completely so I'll help them fill it up.

[PhilJ W]

4 hours ago, AndyB said:

Morning all. 

Reading Dave's post where he mentions mv^2 reminded me that there was a proposal last week to ban SUVs because the extra mass was "very dangerous to pedestrians if you hit them". 

Erm.

Far be it for me to get on my high horse / SUV and point out that you can see said pedestrians much better in the first place.

I wonder how many of those pedestrians stepped into the road staring at their mobiles?

 

[PhilJ W]

1 hour ago, grandadbob said:

Shopping done with no mishaps. Filters still damp so they'll have to wait another day. 

However on return from shops The Boss has just pointed out that a fence panel at the bottom of the garden has come out of its slots and is leaning against The Shed.  This of course will not do and will have to be rectified by someone. That would be me then. At least the sun is shining but it's still quite windy.

Coffee first though.

GDB + 1 fence panel + a strong wind, what could possibly go wrong?

[PhilJ W]

43 minutes ago, Gwiwer said:

Morning all.

 

I first recall hearing the term "heavy wind" used by a Dutch cyclist whom I met when I also engaged in pedalling two wheels around the countryside.  It seemed logical - heavy rain, heavy snow, heavy wind ..... though I have yet to hear of heavy fog or heavy sun.  

 

High wind on the other hand might imply that there is no low wind and therefore the air at ground level will remain still.  

 

What ever it is it is still blowing outside though nowhere near as violently as of late.  Yet as I write this the phone has "pinged" with a warning of Yellow Wind for next weekend when Storm Dennis arrives.

It seems there is no escape for the time being.  

 

 

 

You mentioned Dutch cyclists. >>

https://road.cc/content/news/271009-dutch-national-headwind-championships-abandoned-due-wind-video

[Kingzance]

45 minutes ago, Gwiwer said:

...Yet as I write this the phone has "pinged" with a warning of Yellow Wind for next weekend when Storm Dennis arrives.

It seems there is no escape for the time being.  

Would it be improper if I reminded readers not to eat Yellow Snow - something that is I believe landing on our friends north of that wall? 

[Gwiwer]

11 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

You mentioned Dutch cyclists. >>

https://road.cc/content/news/271009-dutch-national-headwind-championships-abandoned-due-wind-video

Not only but also.  Every Dutch cyclist I ever met rode those bikes and never the multi-geared touring machines more often seen on our roads.  Yet they pedalled uphill and down dale and often managed Cornish hills which had me down to "granny" gear.  Though I daresay my legs had a slightly easier time of it! 

[Sir TophamHatt]

What a mix of widge-weather today.

Was sunny yesterday, then hailed as I got in the shower.  When I came out, a blanket of snow had appeared.
Today, sunny as anything yet snow expected later!

 

Ground to a halt with modelling though.
Trying to think of a way to do these HTA wagons, but the break is giving me time to prepare for the aforementioned baby, which despite being just 32 weeks this week, could arrive at any time if symptoms get worse.

[tigerburnie]

Have any of you taken off and landed at the airport on Fuerteventura? I seem to recall someone said it is extremely short on the runway, I found it most entertaining, quite a few on the plane said they wouldn't go there again. 

[Happy Hippo]

25 minutes ago, tigerburnie said:

Have any of you taken off and landed at the airport on Fuerteventura? I seem to recall someone said it is extremely short on the runway, I found it most entertaining, quite a few on the plane said they wouldn't go there again. 

I am convinced that when flying with Aer Lingus  I once landed on a runway that was much, much wider than it was long!

[grandadbob]

42 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

GDB + 1 fence panel + a strong wind, what could possibly go wrong?

 

Ha! Nearly an HIA    and panel is in somewhat of a sorry state but I've wedged it back in with the aid of a spade and a club hammer. No way could I lift a 6ft panel above my head on my own and in this wind wouldn't even attempt it with help.  A new panel is required at some some stage and there's a couple of others that I'll change at the same time. This one is about 15 years old and didn't cost me as I salvaged it when next door changed their fence about 4 years ago.

[PhilJ W]

The most 'interesting' landing I have experienced was into Corfu in a Dan-Air Comet. The runway threshold was on a beach at the end of a narrow sea inlet with rocky hills on either side. As the aircraft came into land you looked up to see the houses and villas either side above you. As soon as the plane touched down the brakes went full on. 

[BSW01]

The most interesting landing I’ve been on was coming into Pearson airport at Toronto. Planes usually approach the airport overland from the east, but we were flying in from Boston and for some reason (which I can’t remember) we had to approach the airport over Lake Ontario. There was quite a bit of turbulence caused by the water, but I thoroughly enjoyed this approach, however, there were quite a few passengers who didn’t like the bumpy ride as we were descending over the lake. You don’t realise how big that lake is until you fly over and across it!

[The Lurker]

Greetings all from LBG where it is sunny but where the wind has picked up enormously, no doubt exacerbated by the presence of the Shard. On my way home yesterday, I spotted a tree had come down during the day, and when the sky got light enough this morning I realised some our garden furniture had gone for a trip down the garden, knocking over the potted Christmas tree. They were retrieved/righted. We also appear to have inherited a frisbee. I assume it had been stuck in a tree somewhere, but may be someone thought they would see how far it went; it certainly wasn't going back to the thrower!

 

 

[leopardml2341]

This is an 'interesting airport at which to land:

 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sønderborg+Lufthavn/@54.9613895,9.7779127,2145m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x47b3370190016ac9:0x2fc117a035ca9f1!8m2!3d54.9627029!4d9.7868037

 

Approach lights are on stilts in the sea.......

 

[Ian Abel]

Morning all.

 

The much expected/touted "we have an urgent need to change the Cash Flow report" never materialized as the entire finance department at "the client" are in a frantic and somewhat comical disarray, still trying to close the books for December/Year end, shuffling money hither and yon, unfortunately NONE in my direction

Net result, yours truly has minor stuff to do including sitting staring at the ceiling with the proverbial thumb up my arse situation.

I'm told things may improve today/tomorrow, though I'm doubtful. Once they get in this sort of panic they can't even take a break to answer the simplest query!

 

This evening Jemma will be collected from JFK as she's back out here to start another trip tomorrow - at present it's "tentative" as she has what she thought yesterday was probably the beginning of a head cold, so will have to call in sick if it develops overnight!

Provided she gets here, I get another chance to have dinner with her rather than eat alone here

 

Those wondering (none most likely!!) as to the chariot of choice for the week will have to wait for a picture as it's been raining steadily since I got here - pity as I've got a very nice Mustang convertible, of little use when it's hissing it down!

 

6 and as stated, raining, driving in. 8 the expected high, rain may taper off later.

 

Enjoy the day.

 

 

[TheQ]

24 minutes ago, leopardml2341 said:

This is an 'interesting airport at which to land:

 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sønderborg+Lufthavn/@54.9613895,9.7779127,2145m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x47b3370190016ac9:0x2fc117a035ca9f1!8m2!3d54.9627029!4d9.7868037

 

Approach lights are on stilts in the sea.......

 

There's always this one... the runway is in the sea.. at high tide...

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Barra+Airport/@57.0243408,-7.4485472,376m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x488cbf4110d91b7b:0x2fbb09f3fcd5a692!8m2!3d57.025424!4d-7.4494001

 

yep they land on the beach at low tide..

Edited February 11, 2020 by TheQ

[leopardml2341]

^^^ Smallish planes though....

 

[Kingzance]

Yes, I have done Fuerteventura. Other "interesting" airports I have "enjoyed" include Marseilles Maritime - not for no reason is it called Maritime! A  similar siting exists at Venice. Landing at Curacao (Netherlands Antilles) was always fun - the runway ends on the beach at one end and hills the other. The old Hong Kong airport involved dropping between the city's skyscraper slums and the other end was over the harbour, very close to the berth used by tankers to deliver oil products. Power blackouts or windlass problems on those tankers in the '60's and '70's were rather embarrassing, you would probably have been shot by the present regime were it not for the airport being relocated onto a new island built from reclaimed waste!

[tetsudofan]

Yes, landing at Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport was interesting. Before dropping between the skyscraper slums the plane was heading for a chequerboard on the side of the mountain and at the last moment would do a sharp righthand turn and there just ahead was the runway.

 

I often flew in on a NWA 747 from Tokyo and many times got the window seat on the first row on the main deck in the nose of the plane from which you could just about see the chequerboard that the plane was heading for...… interesting!

 

Luckily no planes made contact with the chequerboard (although a couple of planes did ditch into the harbour when landing the other way) but I was told that the hospital closest to the airport was built with very wide passages etc. so that if a plane did come down they would have enough space to deal with all the trolleys etc.

 

Keith

[Ian Abel]

Another "interesting" airport for landings...

Tegucigalpa (Toncontin) Honduras

 

Of particular interest as Delta currently fly 737's in there and Jemma could end up with this in her schedule.

She's avoiding bidding it/getting scheduled for it, NOT because of the landing, but it's supposedly one of the more dangerous for personal safety reasons, they fly.

If she does go there, she'll not be landing herself as it's one of the airports that is restricted/needs specific certification to fly into.

Edited February 11, 2020 by Ian Abel

[BoD]

Afternoon all. 

 

I think we are getting the weather now that some have already had.  Horizontal, and I mean very horizontal, snow at the moment. 

 

Take care whatever you are up to.