My home airport <KLAM> is a one way in and one way out with flight access via the east end of the mesa. Land on 27, depart on 9 regardless of the winds, which are typically from the south or southwest. The airport also has a significant slope uphill to the west, so you always land uphill and depart downhill. Quartering tailwind takeoffs are the norm with occasional tailwind landings. And just to make it challenging, it's also at 7171'MSL. Downwind takeoffs and landings really aren't a big deal, but like everything else, they do require a bit of practice. I usually don't fly if I have more than 15 kts tailwind component for departure. If you think your ground roll is long departing with a tailwind at low altitude, your should try it at this airport with a 15 kt tailwind!
Just to make things really interesting, there are no overflights of the west end of the airport and it is a restricted area to 12,000' starting at the airport boundary on the south side. It's like landing in the corner of a box. Picture of KLAM from short final <http://web.mac.com/spearingdane/Site/Home_files/airport.jpg> -Jeff Scott Los Alamos, NM ------------------------------------------------------------------- So, would the reverse apply, take off down hill and down wind? I did that once, and did not think I was ever going to get airborne. ____________________________________________________________ Easy-to-use, advanced features, flexible phone systems. Click here for more info. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTQZanc2nkXOwQKKUpft6Zy8zZEjgcXivetqJ6xBZVHOvWXDV0TRao/
