Hope this isn't too off topic, but can anyone answer this (if there is technically anything wrong in my terminology, please be gentle with me).
Just dropped into my usual 'observation' spot at Leeds.
737 on very short finals to RWY32 - Instant wind checks 250 / 260 varying between 42 and 55 kts. Did a go-around - ATC asked his intentions, and the FO's reply was 'the captain says we'll have another go'. Came around for another approach, wind conditions the same (in the interim there had been a gust of 68kts), and despite the aircraft lurching violently from side to side, and the PIC taking off the 'crab' at the very last second, it landed successfully. Much hilarity on the RT between the flight deck and ATC whilst taxiing to the stand- the controller finally saying 'I've been here a lot of years and that's the best I've ever seen'.
My question - surely those conditions were outside limits? Does the airline dictate the limits, or the manufacturer, or the CAA?