Whilst approaching Amsterdam recently I was offered the normal landing runway (90 degree 30kt wind) or the into wind runway, unlike many - I choose the x-wind runway.
Why ? The simple answer is although I've been flying Jets for nearly 20 years I have only been on my current type for 1 year and I want to know how the A/C reacts in that situation. As I normally do in rough weather the A/P and A/T was disconnected.
I'm not for one minute saying that this particular crew were out of practice but from my own perspective I don't want to experience on the limit x-wind weather without practising something not quite so bad first.
PKPF68-77.............for me the drive home is far more scarier than landing in rough weather.......I'll take the landing any day.
