calm wind

The term means that wind speed is 5 knots or less. Generally, controllers use the term wind calm.

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It is expected that, during the next two days, the morning conditions will be suitable for the formation of fog due to that the relative humidity will maintain its high levels associated with drop in temperature and calm wind.

High relative humidity to persist

As discussed previously, the observed lowest pressure and absolute calm wind of Ty 1897 consistently indicate that the typhoon eye passed directly over Tanauan.

Repeat storm surge disasters of typhoon Haiyan and its 1897 predecessor in the Philippines: typhoon Haiyan's storm surge was about twice the height of the 1897 event in San Pedro Bay, but the two storm surges had similar heights on the open Pacific coast

We had calm winds and two perfectly clear approach ends to choose from, and we decided to let the controllers put us into an actual instrument approach that almost cost us a limited-edition Prowler.

Dying to get the "X"

However, three factors suggest that this does not explain the foraging inactivity of Glaucous Gulls under calm wind conditions.

Wind and prey nest sites as foraging constraints on an avian predator, the glaucous gull

Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.

Lingering chill could bring some early a.m. freezing rain

5 miles, calm wind, heavy drizzle, a broken cloud layer at 800 feet and an overcast at 1300 feet.

Cessna 182T Skylane

Those warmer waters are strongly linked to calm wind conditions.

'Ominous' Atlantic conditions could bring Katrina-like hurricane season

They soothe the digestive system, help to calm wind and ease discomfort.

vital: What's the alternative? Dee Atkinson of Napiers Herbalists gives the alternative solution

Knowing the calm wind runway was Runway 15, the pilot taxied to 15.

Wind? what wind: wind is a given, yet some of us remain blissfully unaware of the effects wind can have on our routine operations. perhaps it's time for another look

Clear days with calm wind and seas are the easiest times to spot the whales, parks officials said.

Plenty of whales headed our way

Think about the different power settings and airplane configuration changes you'll need to make on a calm wind day versus when there's 20 knots howling down the centerline.

Five reasons your landing suck: to improve them, pay attention to planning, airspeed, configuration, directional control and your sight picture at various points in the pattern

For the purpose of determining whether you should use an airport's designated calm wind runway, a wind speed of __ is considered calm wind.

Turbulence v-speeds: we were taught about maneuvering speed, VA, in basic ground school. Ever heard of VB? Well, there's a lot more to this maneuvering speed thing than we were taught

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