Posted on 12/06/2013 12:05:45 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Thanks
Emirates does fly to the US, but not Alabama.
http://www.emirates.com/us/english/destinations_offers/destinations/america/unitedstates/index.aspx
And a couple other locations not listed above:
http://www.emirates.com/us/english/flash/route_map.aspx
Ya, planes land like that all the time here in Grande Prairie, Alberta.
The original Ercoupes had no independent rudder control so they could be difficult in crosswinds. One guy said you just land it crooked and then let go of the wheel.
Ercoupes had coordinated ailerons and rudders. Macy's sold them and advertised them as being as easy to fly as driving a car.
Youtube is filled with hundreds of videos of crosswind landings. The article said the plane made three aborted attempts and then diverted to another airport. I wonder if their pilots are any better than Asiana’s?
Took off from Newark, NJ one time. as a big storm was approaching. You could see small light planes that had tipped over, as we approached the take off area. Kinda scary to see that. Take-off was so turbulent , that I stopped looking over the seat back, as everyone’s head was jiggling all over. Really rough take-off. We were told that we were the last plane allowed to take-off. Just above the clouds, all was calm. Memorable experience.
Wow!
There are two ways to do a crosswind landing, a side slip and a crab. That was the crab method, the slip method is much better in my opinion. The axis of the plane stays in line with the runway and you cross control the ailerons and the rudder. It is more work and takes a constant corrections on final but to me is much better. The crab takes no effort to set up until the end when you have to do 6 things all at once to straighten the aircraft so you don’t rip the landing gear off.
Agreed. Not sure the pilot “botched” it. I once was on a flight from Toronto to Bermuda and after a couple of cracks at it the pilot turned around and we went back to Toronto to refuel and recrew.
It happens. This spring I was flying my 172 from KTMB to 1B1 and I had to refuel at a different airport on the way, and ultimately ended my trip at KPOU instead of 1B1.
I heard they had 90 mph winds in the UK this week so it wouldn’t be surprising to see crooked landings, go-arounds, and diversions.
Just another day at the office.
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