A few months ago, the second largest floating crane in the world docked in an area near me. The day before it left, I was able to go down to get some video of it. The winds were 25mph, gusting to 35-40mph. I wasn't able to come back another day...
So here's a scenario to get another clarification of how AGL would be defined.
I considered flying from here to the hill across the bay as pictured in this photo:
I am at a turnout on a coastal road so near sea level. The hill across the bay...
Ran into wind on the last 3 days of my trip to Greece. First was on the island of Santorini. I didn't attempt to fly because I had to contact the airport and coordinate with them anyways. If the conditions were better, I would have jumped...
I visited last week.
I targeted all the high cliff areas, which mean driving through a lot of winding and narrow roads.
One place I didn't try to go was Porto Vromi, which in many ways may be the most scenic but it just seemed too difficult a...