Reporter favors installation of windsocks at ends of all runways.

Attributes
ACN	88556
Time
Date	198806
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7200 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	88556
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

A windsock at cos may have saved many lives by indicating a windshear condition that was not yet detected by the airport's LLWAS. Considering their low cost, why are windsocks not installed at every airport? Ord should certainly have them visible from every departure runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER FAVORS INSTALLATION OF WINDSOCKS AT ENDS OF ALL RWYS.

Narrative: A WINDSOCK AT COS MAY HAVE SAVED MANY LIVES BY INDICATING A WINDSHEAR CONDITION THAT WAS NOT YET DETECTED BY THE ARPT'S LLWAS. CONSIDERING THEIR LOW COST, WHY ARE WINDSOCKS NOT INSTALLED AT EVERY ARPT? ORD SHOULD CERTAINLY HAVE THEM VISIBLE FROM EVERY DEP RWY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.