I've sat through a number of these heavy crosswind landings myself over the years. One of the most nerve wracking was an approach into International Falls, MN in the early 1990s as I looked down the runway through the side window of a Saab 340 turboprop. Best to just close your eyes and relax in these situations.
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Don't Watch This If You Are Scared Of Flying [Video]
There was a storm over Düsseldorf's airport last week. Things got rough, with strong crosswinds that made landings pretty hard—and even caused some missed approaches. I get all wimpy looking at them, but I can't stop watching. More »
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The larger question is why anyone would be flying to International Falls in the first place. (g)
+Robert Moffitt I spent most of my engineering career working for Kelsey-Hayes (although by the end of my tenure it was known as TRW after a couple of mergers/buyouts) and for a number of years we did cold weather development of anti-lock brake systems on frozen lakes just outside of town.
The coldest temperatures I've experienced was standing out on an ice pad on a February morning with the mercury at -41F and wind-chill of -70
Wow. In 39years of flying, I've only rarely seen anything like that.
Frostbite Falls is a great place to put a vehicle or battery through some real-world cold weather testing. I would love to get an EV or two up there to see how they would do.
On the subject of EVs, we're in Drive Electric Minnesota, a public-private group working on building EV infrastructure in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. We have some interesting things going on here. Here's a some Google+ stories on DEM I have posted earlier:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/?tab=wX#111682536619775182259/posts/UmnUj2HWCPZ
https://plus.google.com/u/0/?tab=wX#111682536619775182259/posts/1iYaLadUdZi
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I have tremendous respect for pilots and flight attendants. Even more so having viewed this.