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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]
That is why they call it a "Demonstrated Crosswind Componet". As shown hear the plane can handle more but you just become a test pilot ... Only difference is you have live people or real cargo on board.
what's interesting is the the sky approach video shows what looks like a 73 or 75 but, the missed looks like an md 80.
Why don't they have runways at a another angle. I don.t fly big aircraft but it makes sense to me that an investment in some concrete would be a whole lot cheaper than a lawsuit for a fatal crash. Great piolets but a poor way to run an rail road
the pilot has done a very good job. he has shown his airman ship. but i feel that he should have not taken such a discussion to land in such a gusty condition. i'am not
sure if he followed the landing procedure for a b737 laid down in the flight manual.
sure if he followed the landing procedure for a b737 laid down in the flight manual.
That's whay they hire pilots with lots of experience. Everybody knows that the flight manual is the framework...the foundation is the human skill of commanding the machine.
Usta go into Vitoria out of Harare a lot, but never experienced anything like that. Vitoria is a few miles south of Bilbao. Used to commute out of there a lot getting home.