a) I suspect it may be more important (comfortable, whatever) for planes to land into the wind than take off. Particularly with such a stiff breeze like today, I think you'd want to avoid a crosswind landing. Perhaps that is why the planes are landing to the west, and taking off over Somerville? I would think you'd try to avoid takeoffs and landings on the same runway.
b) Are pilots flying on visual cues? You could make an argument the planes are changing course and (roughly) following the Mystic River as it arcs towards the west. However IANAP, so WTFDIK?
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Date: 2009-12-11 06:10 pm (UTC)a) I suspect it may be more important (comfortable, whatever) for planes to land into the wind than take off. Particularly with such a stiff breeze like today, I think you'd want to avoid a crosswind landing. Perhaps that is why the planes are landing to the west, and taking off over Somerville? I would think you'd try to avoid takeoffs and landings on the same runway.
b) Are pilots flying on visual cues? You could make an argument the planes are changing course and (roughly) following the Mystic River as it arcs towards the west. However IANAP, so WTFDIK?