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Crosswind Landing Gone Wrong: TUI Boeing 737 at Leeds Bradford

Fear of Landing

As they descended towards Leeds, the crew calculated the landing performance with the wind at 060 at 19 knots. The approach controller gave them the current wind as 070 gusting 33 knots and let them know that a Boeing 737-800 had just landed. And sometimes its 35 knots across *and* thick fog. It’s not *always* like that.

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Welcome to LaGuardia…

Plane and Pilot

Gear up,” I said, quickly followed by “select speed 180 knots, level change to 2,000 feet.” It seemed counterintuitive to point the jet back toward one of the most challenging major airports in America, where our fairly short runway would be paired with a gnarly gusting crosswind. Go-around , flaps 13,” I called.

Runway 71
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Wingtip Vortices and Wake Turbulence

Pilot Institute

The exhaust coming out of aircraft engines looks pretty dangerous, generating huge amounts of thrust and pushing back tons of hot air. This lateral movement takes place at a speed of about two or three knots. As at higher altitudes, the vortex movement near the ground is affected by crosswinds.

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How to Land an Airplane

Pilot Institute

If there is a crosswind at the airport, you should mention this in your brief. Discuss your nominated crosswind technique. Explain what aircraft input you will require to land the aircraft in the crosswind. For example, the crosswind is from left to right. Take your ground speed in knots and divide it by two.

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Welcome to LaGuardia…

Plane and Pilot

Gear up,” I said, quickly followed by “select speed 180 knots, level change to 2,000 feet.” It seemed counterintuitive to point the jet back toward one of the most challenging major airports in America, where our fairly short runway would be paired with a gnarly gusting crosswind. Go-around , flaps 13,” I called.

Runway 52
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10 Airplanes to Fly Before You Die

Plane and Pilot

Once youre used to those key differences, flying and landing a Stearman (without much crosswind, wink wink) is just as enjoyable, if not more, than a Cub. Cruising around 200 knots, the Rocket is a fantastic cross-country machine or around-the-patch sunset flier. T-6’s performat EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

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Everything You Need To Know About Ailerons

Pilot Institute

Increasing The Aircraft Speed Small, light, and low-powered aircraft such as the Cessna 172 have a relatively narrow operational speed range ranging from 40 knots up to about 160 knots. Commercial airliners fly at speeds above 300 knots but also need to be controllable at speeds below 150 knots. What Is Aileron Trim?

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