KHPN Cessna Flying Backwards

[DeltaGolf]

Westchester tower controller commenting on how slow the Cessna will be flying

[GuessWho08]

Very nice.
Ive actually witnessed a Cessna (T207/a) Holding over the Airfield.   I work at KGCN, and on a Very windy day one of the pilots on a Deadhead asked the tower if he could "Hover" over the field, at which the tower wanted to see as well, said sure (slow day)...   Obviously he had the plane Dirty, and pulled back power but he was at a dead stop, showing 0ground speed. tower said he was moving backwards at one point. (Field Elevation 6609ft, He was up around 10.5 if i remember correctly).  Wish I had a video camera with me, would have been great. 
(Surface Winds alone can easily hit mid 40Kts on some days) This day in particular the Surface winds weren't extremely bad, but winds aloft were up there...

[n07cfi]

In a Cessna 172SP Skyhawk ... I was able to do 19kts groundspeed while climbing around best rate 74kts indicated.  Alas I was IFR (in IFR conditions) so I couldn't really do it.  On other occasions I have been able to hover and slightly go backwards very slowly while demonstrating slow flight.

[keith]

It works both ways, I had a 172 doing 191kts over the ground at 6000. 70kt tailwind, dead smooth.

[Fryy/Avocadoflight]

thats one of the thrills i enjoy. nothing like a good x-wind on a missed approach holding the plane 10ft above the runway