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PREFLIGHT WEATHER
BY DAVE HIRSCHMAN AND IAN J. TWOMBLY
A TREACHEROUS GOODBYE
PERFORM A MISSING MAN FORMATION OR STAND DOWN IN THE FACE OF ADVERSE CONDITIONS?
METAR: KFDK 1600Z 32020G28 SKC -5/-10 A3010.
You've organized a four-airplane tribute flight for a colleague
and flying friend who recently passed away, but the
weather on the morning of the memorial service is dicey.
A wintertime cold front blew through the Mid-Atlantic
24 hours ago leaving four inches of snow on the ground,
subfreezing temperatures, and a blustery 20-knot northwest
wind with gusts to 28.
The ceiling and visibility are unlimited and visual flight
conditions will prevail for the next 48 hours. But it's sure
to be choppy at low altitude, and runway conditions are
problematic.
All four airplanes-two Beech Bonanzas and two Van's
Aircraft RV-8s-are on the ground at Frederick Municipal
Airport in Maryland where the memorial service will
be held at a large, corporate hangar on the south end
of the airport.
Runway 23 has been plowed and deice solvent applied,
but there are large patches of ice and braking conditions
are reported as 3/3/3, or " fair " at the beginning, middle,
and end of the 6,000-foot runway. Worse yet, the METAR
shows a direct crosswind (320 degrees at 20 gusting 28).
Runway 30-the one you want to use because of the wind
conditions-is covered by an inch of fresh snow and closed
by notice to air missions.
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FLIGHT TRAINING MAY 2024
You've coordinated the tribute flight with the air traffic
control tower, and you and your fellow formation pilots
have practiced the route you'll fly as well as the " missing
man " break in which the number-three airplane pulls up
from the group and then turns west to signify the departed
pilot's lone journey.
You meet with the airport manager and learn that
crews are about to begin clearing Runway 30 and they
expect to be finished 10 minutes before your planned
takeoff time. The tribute flight is scheduled to be
overhead the memorial service at 1 p.m. sharp, or two
hours from now.
You meet with your fellow pilots to decide whether to
perform the flight or stand down. Do you:
1. Cancel. It's just not worth the risk.
2. Go if Runway 30 is available. Cancel if it's not.
3. Go from Runway 30 only and fly over the memorial
in loose trail instead of a close formation because of
turbulence.
4. Split the difference: Take off with a crosswind on
Runway 23 and divert to another airport for landing if
Runway 30 remains closed.
5. All in. Take off and land on Runway 23 and perform
the tribute flight no matter what.
See our thoughts at right:
MIKE FIZER

Flight Training - May 2024

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Flight Training - May 2024 - Intro
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