Crosswind landings and go-arounds in Dusseldorf
By Sharon Petersen Mon Apr 6, 2015
Performing a crosswind landing is just one of the many things pilots have to contend with in stormy weather when trying to land. This video posted by Cargospotter shows the challenge pilots faced just recently when trying to land in strong crosswinds (winds blowing across the runway) at Dusseldorf airport.
Being a large hub, Cargospotter was able to catch a wide variety of aircraft attempting the crosswind landing including the A320, B737, A330, B757, B787 and B777 aircraft. As predicted, the larger aircraft handle the crosswinds better than the smaller 737 and A320's but they too had to do numerous go arounds.
Cargospotter reported the wind speeds on this day were up to 55kts and that in the 7 hours he spent at the airport filming, he saw 15 go arounds.
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