Michael Heitman December 8, 2013 at 4:42 am Reply That’s just crabbing on a larger scale. Alaskan bush pilots do it all the time, even on icy runways. Crazy seeing that with a 777 though. Glad they were all ok.
Chris Ryan December 9, 2013 at 3:29 am Reply Flew a twin prop to Roswell, NM once. The entire flight there was at that same 45dg angle. And that was the last time I flew to Roswell!!
Bill Griffin December 9, 2013 at 9:31 am Reply Crazy stuff. Watch this first cross wind landing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moRMWWo6bOM This is a reason pilots are well paid and well trained.
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Matt
That’s a normal landing for Huntington, West Virginia.
Michael Heitman
That’s just crabbing on a larger scale. Alaskan bush pilots do it all the time, even on icy runways. Crazy seeing that with a 777 though. Glad they were all ok.
Chris Ryan
Flew a twin prop to Roswell, NM once. The entire flight there was at that same 45dg angle. And that was the last time I flew to Roswell!!
Bill Griffin
Crazy stuff. Watch this first cross wind landing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moRMWWo6bOM
This is a reason pilots are well paid and well trained.