Maximum certificated crosswind component (GUST)
Quote from PEI_3721:
The recommendations in the report linked in post #136 indicate that a realistic crosswind limit (applied by the crew/operator) should always include the gust.
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Haven't read the report (46 pages), but the A320 crosswind limits I worked to did include a maximum GUST (component) of 38kts, as has appeared somewhere else on this thread.
What I cannot remember are the limits on a wet runway, which are normally lower.
On a slightly different note, here is one for the genuine A320 pilots who have suggested that the aeroplane is a particular handful in gusty crosswinds, presumably because of its FBW controls:
How come the FAA and CAA - not to mention the other authorities applicable in 1988 - granted type-certification with a maximum crosswind-component of 38 knots in gust?
Do you think they didn't try it out? Or could it be that some of you guys have not been briefed and trained properly?