Wind Direction Question

mcgregni · January 30, 2022 at 7:38 PM

Hi, I am unsure about the wind setting .....in the Conditions section we set the wind direction. Is this a 'to' or a 'from' number in degrees?

Also apart from on the flight info bar is there anywhere in the Q400 cockpit where the wind direction and strength is displayed (as a reminder) ?

Thanks for any tips!

FrankLFRS · January 30, 2022 at 8:33 PM

The wind is from.

If you are aligned on runway 24. A 240° wind is the wind that come from where you are heading

mcgregni · January 30, 2022 at 9:03 PM

Quote from FrankLFRS

The wind is from.
If you are aligned on runway 24. A 240° wind is the wind that come from where you are heading

Thanks 😊 , so then Rwy 24 is the correct one in that case. Thanks for clarifying that...

Overloaded · January 31, 2022 at 12:44 AM

a 240 wind is blowing TOWARDS YOU from the south west. A 000/360 wind blows to the SOUTH.

FrankLFRS · January 31, 2022 at 7:57 AM

“If the wind blows at more than 10 kts of tailwind, it is not allowed to take off or land.”