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It is very, very windy, and, oh yes, we are in a simulator. crosswinds a part of the daily life of being a commercial pilot copy geography and weather, when they combine, can create some challenges and approaching. when landing in a crosswind, can look like the aircraft is laying sideways. this is deliberate and is called crabbing. if you want to go towards the end of the runway, you have to land the aeroplane to drift, as it were, the nose into wind. we are offsetting to the wind, and we are go...

It gets the adrenaline flowing. peter mccann is a long—haul pilot who previously worked for thomas cook. he believes pilots who fly longer journeys often find crosswind landings more daunting. short—haul pilots might do four landings a day, four days a week. i probably average about three a month, and therefore the exposure of a long—haul pilot to those kind of conditions is minimal. have there been times when you thought, that was close? yes. you learn from that, and that is the experienc...

For passengers, but is quite common. during storm ciara and storm dennis, there were about 250 go—arounds at londons five airports alone. it is a bit nerve racking, it gets the adrenaline flowing. peter mccann is a long haul pilot, and believes pilots who fly longer journeys often find crosswind landings more daunting. there is a guy who might do four landings a day, four days a week. i probably average about three a month, and therefore the exposure of a long—haul pilot to those kind of con...

Who previously worked for thomas cook. he believes pilots who fly longer journeys often find crosswind landings more daunting. short—haul pilots might do four landings a day, four days a week. i probably average about three a month, and therefore the exposure of a long—haul pilot to those kind of conditions is minimal. have there been times when you thought that was close? yes. you learn from that, and that is the experience that you take to make better decisions in the future. a chance to e...

Landings a day, four days a week. i probably average about three a month, and therefore the exposure of a long—haul pilot to those kind of conditions is minimal. have there been times when you thought, that was close? yes. you learn from that, and that is the experience that you take to make better decisions in the future. a chance to experience a little of the challenges pilots face. sorry, passengers, it might be a bumpy landing. we can go from a bright sunny day with no wind to the worst to...

We will see you later. the time now is 623. weve seen some extreme weather conditions recently — and the various storms to batter the uk have caused all sorts of challenges. one of them is the tricky task of landing an aeroplane in high winds. its a job which requires skill, strong nerves and special training, as breakfast‘s tim muffett has been finding out. how on earth do pilots land in strong crosswinds? with gusts of 50 miles an hour or more, landings can look alarming. we are lined up, ...

Storm dinners, there were about 250 go arounds at londons five airports alone. it is a bit nerve racking, it gets the adrenaline flowing. peter mccann i5 adrenaline flowing. peter mccann is a long haul pilot, and believes pilots who fly longer journeys often find crosswind landings more daunting. there is a guy who might do for landings a day, four days a week. i probably average about three months, and therefore the exposure of a long haul pilot to those kind of conditions is minimal. have ther...

Is flying sideways. this is deliberate and is called crabbing. if you want to go towards the end of the runway, you have to allow the aeroplane to drift, as it were, the nose into wind. we are offsetting to the wind, and we are going in a straight line towards the end of the runway. people see it and it looks like you are flying sideways, but its all part of the plan and the best way to land in a crosswind. the severity of recent storms may have taken some by surprise, but not airline pilots. th...

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