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Crosswind Capability
Hello guys. I am looking into trikes right now and wanted to know the real-world crosswind capability of trikes with an experienced pilot and a beginner. I know it will take time to build up to it, but I live in a fairly windy part of the country. Thanks!
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Like all aircraft, I’m sure it depends on the airspeed at cruise and your comfort level during thermals and cross winds. There are so many factors to consider when one examines cross wind capability. Weight, wing square footage, airspeed and opposing directional combinations will have big impacts to the effect. Your question very difficult because of so many variables. Remember a trike is light and you’re flying a giant wing. I have been a passenger in a Cessna 172 with heavy cross winds while at Jackson airport in Wyoming. I was plenty nervous! I sometime get the same feeling while in a trike, and here in Colorado. I will plan to fly early in the morning before rotors come spilling over Pikes Peak and the Rockies to my West. I know all aircraft will crab into prevailing winds, because (obviously) you’re not tied to the ground. Research high quality trikes. Keep asking questions. Make sure you get great, excellent, and complete training. Trikes will be impacted like all aircraft due to their large wings, and pendulum design. I don’t target my take off wind speed – but I look at when I’m trying to land. This is because by 9am, Colorado generally has 4 to 6 knots greater winds.
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Chris where in Colorado are you located?
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I am in Littleton, CO.
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I am in Colorado Springs near Meadowlake airport. Is there a way to DM you on the website? If not could we talk trikes sometime? 719.235.3466
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