Extreme Crosswind Landing

That pilot is amazingly skilled.

I could of had a V-8!

i used to that on Pilotwings on N64 all the time.

drifting in planes cool

cool

They have been fitting all jets with these tips for they save lots of fuel by doing so.

ok cool thx :D

Yes, that's a good pilotage. But, I believe it is risky for civilian aircraft. He should be using a more suitable runway.

That's a DC10 which is jumbo class and appears to move slower than it really is. I've been on lots of landings worse than that, where it looks like the wings are going to touch the ground. Because of the large size, it's hard to judge how fast it's really going. Obviously a significant cross wind.

Normally GA aircraft (small planes) will "crab" during final, keeping centered on the center line but allowing the plane to "turn into the wind". This is done down to about the Decision Height, at which point opposite rudder is used to swing the nose even with the runway. Larger aircraft have main landing gear that is made for crosswind wind landings due to the side load. Some landing gear actually will pivot to a small extent to take some of the stress off.

Pretty decent to see the larger aricraft landing using this technique.

The other is to "slip" down to the runway, using the rudder and aerilons to keep the aircraft centered to the middle of the runway, however this can be very uncomfortable for the passengers. Also, the winds tend to dispate as you get closer so the chance to over control is possible. Sorry, going thru my PPL ground school right now. ; )

not so extreme

Can you guys tell how to do a crosswind landing in FSX. Thx.

awesome touchdown pilot :D

As an airline pilot, I can assure you, this is just part of the standard skills that all good pilots possess. Even those who fly light aircraft learn how to handle crosswind landings as a private pilot. As far as being on an autopilot, that crosswind probably exceeded the limitations of the autolanding system and was more likely hand flown. A gusty crosswind makes for a fun challenge for those of us in the profession. We take days like this in stride as they keep our personal flying skillls honed, and after all, isn't that what you want?

Almost every plane uses autopilot to fly planes.

This is an MD11 aircraft, flight KL 671 from Amsterdam landing in cross winds at Montreal on Sept 24/2006. Video taken by Stephane Quenneville. Original posting can be found at flightlevel350.

wow really impressive,you gotta think he enjoyed the challenge.

I've seen worst crosswinds, but this takes great skill to keep the plane on track. Major Props to the pilot

cool vid

not as dramatic as some of the vids of the old Hong Kong Intl tho, those give me chills! And sparks fly...

He uses crosswind technique till he is close to the end of runaway however this is not a Cessna where the total deal would be controls into the wind upwind wheel touching first and rudder controlling the directional down the runway exercize... Nein this is not how big jets work
only cessna's and such---Yes, great piloting obviously-- a pro who is probably practicing in cessna often as well for a
sometimes more dramatic effect given light weight and angle of crosswind--me thinks

;>)

This video is of the MD-11 advanced flight testing phase. Boeing/McDonnell Douglas takes these planes to an airfield in South America (sorry don't know exactly where) known for its heavy crosswinds to test the planes engineering and structural components. It is being flown by a test pilot. KLM colors but not full markings because the plane has not been officially 'delivered' yet. There are no passengers on board. And yes, the pilot is most definitely amazing!!

they are!

they have skilled and a bit friendly staff. But i guess this is the only thing they have; no good timings, no good routing, no new aircrafts and most of all no hot chicks on board lol

Amazing

Doesn't look like a crosswind landing. Looks a lot more like a slip (maneuver used to drop altitude quickly without gaining much airspeed). He was probably given instructions to do a short approach or something and needed to dump altitude quickly - hence the slip.

This was grate job. Thank you

thats crazy, it look like ir were hovering lol

but i don't wanna be in that guy's plane... don't ask me why

i dont get what where looking at but if its the way the planes landing then thats the way they always land

just smart

thats scary

first nice flying :D second does he do that to adjust the plane? and if yes why can't he just fly straight and landing straight on the runway instead of doing that crosswind landing?

Dibs to the pilot.

The POWER of control!!!