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Old 7th Mar 2008, 13:23
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Andy Rylance
 
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Crosswind limit "alarm" on pilot display

Is there anyway that a display could sound an audible alarm on an approach if the crosswind component became over either your SOP limit or the aircraft limit?

I read that in crosswind landings pilots heads are buried down on the display looking at the wind constantly - surely you are checking just for busting limits rather than a constant changing figure? If you could preset an alarm to alert you that you are now over the limit it would save the head down approach whereas a head up all the time might be more beneficial as long as you knew when the limit had been crossed.

Of course the alarm would have to be set for direction of runway and only to activate at a certain height, but would it help?
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