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Old 4th December 2013 | 19:50
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ExXB
 
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Maddie,

I've had a few go-a rounds myself, and they are off putting, OK they scare the hell out of you.

Even with high winds at DUB tomorrow there is quite a good chance that you will see or feel nothing unusual. If the wind direction is the same as the runway, you'll notice a few bumps, not unlike driving on a gravel road, before the pilot puts your airplane securely on the runway. That hard landing is intended. Even with a crosswind, the guys in the pointy end know exactly what they are doing, they've done it many times before. All in a days work.

What I wouldn't do, is to get on a boat in that kind of weather. I'd end up feeding the fish the entire crossing. I'd feel that I wanted to be dead, but know I won't be.

I won't wish you luck, you don't need it.
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