Join me on a flight to Milan Malpensa, Italy, featuring a gusty crosswind landing in a Boeing 737-400 (Boeing 737 Classic).
Crosswinds are a significant factor in landing accidents, especially for smaller aircraft, and pilots often lack sufficient practice due to runway designs typically aligning with prevailing winds.
The U.S. Air Force’s iconic B-52 bomber was ingeniously designed with landing gear that can be positioned up to 20 degrees left or right of the centerline for both takeoff and landing. A crabbed ...
Watch heart-pounding close-up footage of crosswind landings during a fierce storm at Amsterdam Airport, where pilots battle extreme conditions and near runway scrapes. From dramatic go-arounds to an ...
The article discusses two primary crosswind landing techniques: the "slip" method (author's preference, involving lowering the upwind wing and using opposite rudder throughout final approach and ...