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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (545685)	11/8/2013 8:32:38 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 793622

You were right Mq. The typhoon was a bit of a fizzer at Boracay and elsewhere. Elroy should be just fine, albeit with hair ruffled. <Weather officials said Haiyan had sustained winds of 235 kph (147 mph) with gusts of 275 kph (170 mph) when it made landfall. By those measurements, Haiyan would be comparable to a strong Category 4 hurricane in the U.S., nearly in the top category, a 5. Read more: ctvnews.ca <> That's still quite windy though. Imagine a full A380 taking off into such a head-wind. No need for a runway. Just point into the wind, fire up the engines to take-off speed, release the brakes and up you go, vertical take-off and landing. Care required when turning to go downwind once airborne though and lots of altitude recommended. Mqurice