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Re: Another Airbus down ....

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

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