ppitm t1_isr2nro wrote on October 18, 2022 at 1:53 AM

Imagine if you were trying to land with a strong wind behind you. A big gust of 40-50 kts could easily drop you down below stall speed and crash the plane.

CADnCoding t1_isr9xhs wrote on October 18, 2022 at 2:52 AM

That’s exactly what happened to the crew of the C130 fighting fire in Australia a couple years ago. Coming in at a little over 100 knots for a retardant drop and a huge tail wind. Pilots earlier in the day were reporting 70 knot tail winds. Stalled and went down.

RIP Tanker 134 and crew.

Good-Cardiologist679 t1_isr8tqm wrote on October 18, 2022 at 2:43 AM

If the wind is behind you, you would come in to fast and overshoot your landing point.