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Windy weather makes for dramatic plane landings in Spain
Extremely high winds in northern Spain on Wednesday tested the skills of pilots as they landed in extreme conditions that swayed planes and frightened passengers. Video footage captured planes landing at Bilbao's Loiu Airport in sweeping winds which forced some pilots to abort the landing process. The Basque country registered winds of over 81 miles per hour (130 kilometers) per Reuters. (www.reuters.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Saw this a couple of days ago when it was posted in another story, but the feeling is the same; that's what makes the difference between a pilot and a button pusher. That is bad and looks pretty close to limits for about anything.
Wayne is that a 737 size plane in that video..?
Well, I never could get this story link to load but the one I saw a couple of days ago and what was showing on CNN was an RJ of some type I believe. I really don't think it would have mattered that much in that kind of wind. It would have been a handful for anybody in anything. Like I said, I am surprised that it wasn't above limits for anything if it was as bad as they said. I'd have sure had to take a strong look at it.
I finally got this one to load. The one that actually landed was an Airbus A320 I think, 737 size. The other that went around was an RJ of some type. Details in another comment here.
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Not just experience level cause I am sure the larger jets (ie more experienced pilot) also have a greater crosswind component due to larger control surfaces.