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Runway and crosswind component


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Frédéric SAUVAGE
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posted 5/21/2021 4:30:06 PM
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Hello,

Very windy days actually in Belgium.
In navigation mode we have a wonderful tool that give us the wind in two differents formats.
One of these is the decomposition between front and crosswind components. 

Do you think that it would also be great to have these two values for example when we chose the runway (in approach mode) when we are in flight ?
Or/and in the Airfield informations during the preparation? 

I know that it will be just an information based on nearest metar or something like that... but probably a help to chose a good destination related on the airplane type.

Thanks for your great job

Fred
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posted 6/1/2021 6:48:26 PM
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Tim Dawson - 5/25/2021 9:10:13 AM
Hi Fred, I believe that crosswind and head/tailwind component functionality has been in SkyDemon for many years.

It seems it only shows crosswind, etc. for airports which provide METAR.
For example it doesn’t work for EGSX.

I guess it makes sense. But perhaps if there is a METAR from another airport within 10-15NM it could use this one?
Or at least it could allow to provide wind information and then calculate based on it?
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Runway and crosswind component
Fred4680 - 5/21/2021 4:30:06 PM
     Hello, Is this a change or this functionality was there since a...
Fred4680 - 5/24/2021 1:17:38 PM
     Hi Fred, I believe that crosswind and head/tailwind component...
Tim Dawson - 5/25/2021 9:10:13 AM
             It seems it only shows crosswind, etc. for airports which provide...
rmilkowski - 6/1/2021 6:48:26 PM
     Surface wind is extremely variable based on local conditions and it...
Tim Dawson - 6/2/2021 9:08:40 AM
             Agree. A small two text fields when one could put wind direction &...
rmilkowski - 6/2/2021 9:19:17 AM

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