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To: HairOfTheDog

“They all crab in, they try to straighten it with the rudder at the last instant, but sometimes they can’t, and sometimes they blow all the tires.”

Agree. There has to be a point where the crosswinds are so severe, the pilot says “Nope, not going to do it. Wouldn’t be prudent”, and go land somewhere else. This video looked like one of those times.


24 posted on 11/09/2014 6:51:36 AM PST by Ronald_Magnus
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To: Ronald_Magnus
Agree. There has to be a point where the crosswinds are so severe, the pilot says “Nope, not going to do it. Wouldn’t be prudent”, and go land somewhere else. This video looked like one of those times.

There are ways to figure out if you are "out of the envlope" for max cross wind componet WAY before being only 50 feet off the ground.

56 posted on 11/10/2014 6:11:18 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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