THE TRUTH IS EMBARRASSING
etops777 is making BS.
landings to FO are governed by special instructions and some of them include what was mentioned wind ,visibility, wet , so these young lads have absolutely no exposure of landing in weather.
hey etops777 you forgot to mention that the command program for a FO to captain takes 9 month at SIA. the reason is because of lack of handling experience in day to day conditions.
only given in CAVOK to CALM so the day these factors change for the minimum or high crosswinds is the day these fellas make autolands.
this is fine but then you see that you just cannot engage AP and sit and relax things do go wrong, and this day it did and the lads upfront were unprepared.
here we go to the grass!!!
it has been luck that has kept SIA out of the news,but this is the tip of the burg it has had near misses, CFIT and many more all shoved under the carpet for commercial reasons.
no one wishes any mis fortune but luck is important!!!
safe flight...........