Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Flight 4: BIRK - EKVG

Reykyavik, Iceland to Vagar, Faroe Islands....... This was a fun one! I took off from good weather in Iceland only to check the arrival weather at Vagar. Winds were 30 knots gusting to 41 knots with a crosswind component. GREAT! A very short runway, horrific approach, and terrible winds! Approaching Vagar visibility was almost zero. However, I broke out of the clouds at around 2,000 ft and visibility was much better, scattered clouds. Finally had the runway in site and was fighting the gusting crosswind. The airspeed indicator was all over the place. I decided to make a go-around at the last minute and give it another try. A gust at the last minute blew the plane way off centerline. Second time around wasn't much better, the airspeed dropped real fast and the plane dropped and I almost came up short of the runway but I managed to make it. Not the best landing, but it worked! Here's a short video of the landing.


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