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Old 17th Jan 2008, 11:14
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rubik101
 
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Those us who have been there often will tell you that whenever the wind is from the south or north and over about 15kts, the turbulence near the runway is out of all proportion to the wind strength. It is a function of the valley location and the high ground either side of the approach centrelines.
If you get through your entire flying career without doing a hard/bounced landing from which the prudent course of action is to fly away and try again later, then you have been very lucky. On the other hand, you could say that you have a lot to learn because an experience like that is surely an education. As one who has done pretty much exactly what occurred in these pictures on at least two occasions, one of them at Bilbao and the other at FUE, I commend the pilot for his skill and quick thinking in safely flying the aircraft away from a potentially hazardous situation.

Well done that man!

For you ignorant and inexperienced pilots who are so quick to criticise the pilot on the evidence of a few pictures, either learn by experience or shut up until you know what you are talking about.
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