Nod;
On Approach, from 50R, it enters "Flare Mode". This is essentially "Normal Law" but with a Pitch added factor (tries to push nose down). In Roll,
AFAIK it is still Normal Law. It does not go back to "Direct Law (Ground Mode)" until 5s after landing...
Fully agree. That's the way the Airbus works.
(edited for a response to javelin)
javelin:
Beyond that, lay off the drift on approach, kick it off in the flare, dip a wing and land into wind wheel first - it works a treat
Yes, but only up to the point where physics permits. Only so much crab or bank angle can be achieved to counter the crosswind forces. Once that crab or wing-low limit is reached and the forces remain in favour of the crosswind, the airplane will be blown downwind and off the runway perhaps even against the friction of the landing gear, (a whole new set of problems such as runway contamination, side-loads etc), just as this one was during the go-around. At this point, it has nothing to do with skill, experience and the capabilities of the airplane - the physical forces are beyond the airplane's capacity to counter.
As an aside, I would ask the Boeing enthusiasts-Airbus bashers, do you want to force the airplane onto the ground in circumstances far outside the manual or are the limits to be respected? There is a post down below which speaks of commercial pressures as well...do they enter into this? Does Pride? Perhaps the real fact that was "demonstrated" in the crosswind landing tests Airbus did for the 320 was, the airplane cannot counter the physical forces described above. Javelin, what did Airbus say about those limits?
Cheers,
PJ2