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Re: Another Airbus down ....

"Brian Morrison" <scrapspam@fenrir.org.uk> wrote in message
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> Walt Davidson wrote:
>> On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:20:55 +0100, Yeti <yeti@ayrshore.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Jim GM4DHJ ...at home wrote:
>>>> ANOTHER airbus down in the Indian Ocean 150 lost .... how many more
>>>> must die
>>>> before they are all grounded ? ......
>>>>
>>>>
>>> A Yemeni A310, landing in bad weather.
>>
>> Are you saying the weather has to be good for Airbuses to land safely?
>>
>> I remember a few years ago landing at Heraklion in an Airbus 310 in a
>> strong crosswind.  The aircraft did a 50 ft (estimated) one-wheeled
>> bounce, which put my back out, before stopping near the end of the
>> runway with full braking and reverse thrust applied.
>
> All aircraft have a certificated crosswind limit, above which they are
> not permitted to land and must divert. Sometimes a gusting crosswind can
> rise above limits when it's too late to go around, but usually the
> gusty-ness will be notified to the flight crew and they will then make a
> decision on whether to divert based on their company SOPs.
>
> I don't know about the comparative risks of flying with Yemeni airlines,
> but note that the middle east has a significantly worse accident record
> than Europe or the US. There are likely to be several different reasons
> for this.
> Brian
>
>
Runways are to blame, didn't have this problem when at aerodromes
you could take off in any direction into the wind ;-)

Steve Terry

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