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Im a pilot at zero four flight school in margate,currently studying for my commercial pilots licence. I really love muscle cars and hope to oneday own a 1967 mustang fastback,its also my dream to get into an international airline as the pilot in command.

26/07/2011

Wind, Rain and cold weather

Its pouring down here at margate airport, the weather charts predict around 8.4mm of rain every 3 hours. Rain causes major visibilty issues as it makes final approach seem higher than it really is, so when you do realise your to high you end up nose diving the plane to lose height which ofcourse increases your approach speed and the tendency of the aircraft to aquaplane. Aquaplanning occurs on wet runways where the approach speed is to high and on touch down the wheels lock and start to skid acroos the wet surface which if left uncorrected can cause the plane to skid completely off the runway without the being able to use the brakes.

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