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Know when to say no-go (video link)

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Know when to say no-go (video link)

I was out on the ramp filming landings in a nasty crosswind, and... well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOeAGSjpytg
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Damn....I knew how that was going to end up before he even turned onto the runway. That sock was pretty stiff.
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I grew up in south Arkansas and don't remember it blowing that hard without a tornado......but then maybe so in Little Rock....shoulda been a nogo.....
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Tripod! Where's my merrizine??!
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It doesn't blow that hard very often around here. Heck. It was a year ago on the 3rd that we had that tornado that wrecked nearly everything
on the ramp, as well as quite a few hangars. (not really related to my statement... just came to mind)
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