I fly regularly out and into FNC!. .. .Now, about the limitations, they were imposed after the TAP 727 acident 24 years ago, by then the runway was only 5500ft long, now it has 8800ft long! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="cool.gif" /> . .. .Those limitations are are too conservative and fool! I`ve seen go-arounds there for wind winds up to 10 Kts, and superb apps and landings with winds up to 30 Kts!!! Those limitations are so fool, that the local autonomous goverment, negociated a limitation change for runway 23 sector 120º to 230º maximum 10Kts to sector 120º to 200º maximum 25 Kts!!! . .. . <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="mad.gif" /> . .. .What about that? Know, wind limitations are negociable? . .. .The problem in Funchal (madeira) is that it has never been made a serious study about the winds! The portuguese INAC should do what the CAA did in Gibraltar (basically the same problem then Funchal) and publish a chart with the results! Have a look at the Gibraltar Jeppesens! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="rolleyes.gif" /> . .. .No limitations exists in Gibraltar, it`s pilot judgment!!!!. .. .And I don`t think that LTU, Condor, BA, Monarch, etc, etc... are less safe than TAP! No pilot wants to risk is neck!!!!!. .. .Cheers!