09-30-2018, 02:04 PM
cbelt3 wrote:
Is there actually a certified safe level for crosswind landings ? That’s nuts !
wondering same thing,,,and also wondering where those guys who bailed were headed after the bailout.
Pictured them on the public address system ordering the drink carts to be stocked and in the aisles and that smoking would allowed..and to crank up some AC/DC until we get the wheels down.
I was in a small, sort of beater private plane with a friend of mine (the owner pilot)..Midway airport in Chicago..We took off with a very heavy crosswind..and when the wheels left the ground we were swept to the right SO damn fast, hard and far..I didnt know it but my friend was not very experienced..but he was cool and seemed to handle it properly...I was not, i was more scared than i've ever been..and ever will be..there was really nothing we could have done..the wind owned this little 2 seater. I've never been in a plane that small since..never will again..way too many realizations that day.