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Old Dec 4, 2006, 8:58 am
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crowe
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: LBA
Programs: BAEC Gold, PPL/IR
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Timely thread from my point of view. Storms in the UK last night meant landing at LBA (Leeds) in a 737 with a crosswind gusting to 44 knots.

The pilot told us it was very near their limits and would be a bumpy approach, and he wasn't wrong! He even warned that a go-around was quite likely and described what would happen if we did that, which I thought was a good idea to prepare the passengers.

Good fun I thought, my girlfriend who hates flying at the best of times was less impressed!
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