I'll bet your local aviation authority examiner wasn't watching! Since when have flight manual crosswind limits been able to be ignored if you de-crab?
Watching ?
My oath... My CFI was sitting beside me and we had a back seat passenger. A student pilot whom the CFI wanted me to show correct flare technique to. I have to say I was a little surprised we even flew that day. During pre take off drills holding short, when i checked control surfaces with engine idling we took off unintentionally. After we sorted that out the tower cleared me onto the runway for take off !
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/425829/842395
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0408/S00185.htm
www.wwa.org.nz/Weather/How%20windy%20is%20Wellington.htm
(These links should work now)