Airline First Officer Crosswind Limitation
Hello,
So I searched a bit and can't seem to figure out the answer. My company's policy is a first officer may land if "Surface crosswind component does not exceed 15 kts;"
Surface crosswind component.. I can't seem to find a precise definition.. is it the tower wind? (i.e. wind on the runway/wind sock/touchdown zone) or can the wind in the final from 1500ft AGL down be used as a limitation aswell? (i.e. the wind increases during the last 1500ft-1000ftAGL but at the rwy its the reported wind which is lower than the wind during final)