Originally Posted by ToPocHi
but I suppose that ruling crosswinds aside (even if it's as low as 10kts) wouldn't be that wise of an idea.
With the wind coming from 250° and with 13 kt, the
airplane had crosswinds of approximately 8 kt. The
pilots reported that it was difficult to stay on course.
They had to reduce thrust-reversal repeatedly in order
to stay on the runway. Here the weathervane effect
effected the airplane and contributed to the extension
of the braking distance.
http://www.bfu-web.de/nn_53140/EN/Pu..._Hahn_DC10.pdf