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Originally Posted by Camo

Nah they are professional pilots. Bit rough to comment on the pilots skills when you are not there in the situation.

Camo

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Not commenting on their skills - just their airmanship.

Unfortunately heavy transports do crash more often than you think in these circumstances.

Garry

I have seeen a few of those before and there are a few crosswind test landings in that lot.

There are also some commercial landings they were lucky to get away with.

Honed their skills driving speedway midgets. Throw it fully sideways into Pits Corner and come out lined up into the short straight.

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Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Honed their skills driving speedway midgets. Throw it fully sideways into Pits Corner and come out lined up into the short straight.

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Yes, I've always thought a rudder would be handy on a Land Rover. I hate it when the back wheels try to overtake that front:eek:

I'll bet there are pinch marks on some of those pilot seats!:o

Some of those shots are test flights specific to test the landing gear.
A lot are just plain poor conditions.

It often looks more dramatic than it actually is.

Often larger aircraft can handle stronger x winds, than their smaller counterparts.

But then as said, some should have gone around around for another crack because when they're that out of shape, the results are rarely ideal.

Even if some of them are about testing the landing gear there is not doubt that the pilots have the know how to controlling the plane.

Back in the early eighties,I was flying into Hong Kong,the pilot had told us that we would be flying into a typhoon as we approached Honkers.
For the last hour or so of the trip,we were all strapped in(inlcuding the cabin crew).We were approaching from the harbour and just as we were about to touch down,the plane went sideways.....:eek:
The pilot put the juice into the engines and we were off to Taipan(spelling) for the next 24 hrs.
It was an experience I wouldnt want to live thru again.

Cheers
disco gazza
92 disco tdi

As a "bug smasher" pilot doing my training at Bankstown, I remember it being a great feeling doing a good cross wind landing.

Unless you were lined up on the centre runway (of 3), then it was a bit less forgiving.