Firstly, hats off to the guys for recovering from a very near disaster
I'm Airbus. Only ever flown the B737 sim. I can honestly say in 10 years and 7000 hours on the narrowbody Bus I have
never hit the stops with the sidestick - and I've landed in some pretty strong x-winds (but probably not as strong as the LH guys!) Fly the approach crabbed,
squeeze (not kick) the drift off, and a little into wind sidestick works (for me!)
I'm sure I've read somewhere that the roll control laws are different with CONF3 as opposed to FULL - hence the recommendation for F3 in gusty conditions (also less drag). If anyone can find a reference or proof of this I'd be grateful as I sometimes think I've imagined it.
Fly safe,
A4