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Old 25th Aug 2011, 15:36
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Mikehotel152
 
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accelalt:

I understand your point of view as a regular passenger. I too question the sense in allowing a Captain to continue operating when their solution to a long float in an ATR in turbulent conditions was allegedly to push the nose forward.

But the issue is not the ATR's crosswind limit because the steady crosswind component of the wind was well within limits. Even if you add a gust factor, it's still within the limits. It's also nothing to do with go-around technique in windshear because we're talking instead about unpredictable turbulence on the TDZ. In any event, after the first baulked landing the crew did perform a go-around correctly.
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