Weather, wind, those are all excuses.
Since then, he has taught around five hundred undergraduates about the rudiments of analogue way-finding (sun, stars, tides, weather, wind) in a range of cultures (Berber, Norse, Polynesian, early European).
As he put it: "Home runs are affected by many interrelated factors -- changes in ball parks, in batting fashion, in the caliber and style of pitching, in the supply of exceptional sluggers, in strategic and tactical philosophy, in types of bats, and even (perhaps especially) in weather, wind and atmospheric conditions from year to year.
In a maritime navigational scenario, for example, the situational picture would include other ships, weather, wind, depth, buoy locations and heading.
The tests have shown good overall tracking and disturbance rejection properties; the aircraft is able to perform various maneuvers and the touchdown in all the tested weather (wind, turbulence) conditions.
The filing also reveals that the shuttles and drones, as they fly deliveries around, could function in a mesh network, relaying data to each other about weather, wind speed and routing, for example, or beaming e-book content down to readers on the ground.
Surveys were conducted only under favourable weather conditions (wind speed < 5 Bf, air temperature > 16°C, and > 75% sunshine, i.e. < 25% cloud cover).
The last of three documentaries about British weather conditions, Winds interested me on several levels, not least of which was the title.
Blustery weather, winds rising to gale force and strong tides somewhat limited our course.
Despite yesterday's mild weather, winds gusting at up to 85mph battered the Shetland Islands and northern Scotland.
"In the duck world, San Francisco is almost impossible," said Mr. Scannell, citing its weather, winds and sometimes choppy surf.
