The destination airport has one runway, 08-26, and the wind is calm. The normal approach in calm wind is a left hand pattern to runway 08. There is no other traffic at the airport. A thunderstorm about 6 miles west is beginning to develop to its mature stage, and rain is starting to reach the ground. The pilot decides to a. Fly normal approach to runway 8b. Fly a right hand approach to runway 8c. Fly the approach to runway 26d. Fly to the west for a fun ride

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Preston Watson

Physics

18 December, 20:05

The destination airport has one runway, 08-26, and the wind is calm. The normal approach in calm wind is a left hand pattern to runway 08. There is no other traffic at the airport. A thunderstorm about 6 miles west is beginning to develop to its mature stage, and rain is starting to reach the ground. The pilot decides to a. Fly normal approach to runway 8b. Fly a right hand approach to runway 8c. Fly the approach to runway 26d. Fly to the west for a fun ride

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Correct answer: C. Fly the approach to runway 26. The winds from the storm could suddenly gust up and you don't want to be in a short final or even in the flare when a tailwind from a storm gusts up. No other traffic and calm winds currently means that you can land on any runway you want. Go for the safe bet and land on 26.