[AZ-Observing] Re: 5 Mile Meadow, prescribed burns, and other useful info.....

> I'll ask Brian directly: do winds in northern Arizona really turn to the 
> southwest at night?  Why do planes down here always turn around at 
> sunset, and take off and land facing east at night?
> 

An airtraffic controller friend of mine said it was to make it
easier on the guys in the tower so they wouldn't be scanning
the sun's glare to monitor landing traffic.
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