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Old June 3rd 04, 12:55 AM
James Robinson
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G Farris wrote:

There's another video - maybe someone here knows a link to it - of a 747 in a
similar crosswind situation at Hong Kong's old Kai-Tek airport. They managed
to kick it straight and slam it down - I wonder what THAT must feel like
back in row #269!!


If it's the one I'm think of, it was a Korean Airlines aircraft, and
there was no apparent crosswind. The pilot simply overshot when turning
base, and did a last minute correction to line up and avoid a go-around.
He dumped it on the runway while still slipping, but had kicked it in
alignment just in time. So much for a stabilized approach.

The other video I remember of a landing in a crosswind, or more
accurately wind shear, was a UPS DC-8 landing at Denver. It was almost
dropped on the runway at about a 45 degree angle to the runway
alignment. Luckily, the pilot put the balls to the wall in time, and
just avoided a big mess.