I was wondering what the effect on an approach of the Doris winds would be at LHR as they were , as Gonzo says, straight down the runway but also seriously gusty. The phrase, the plane just dropped out of the sky' is commonly used by passengers encountering turbulence but this crew faced exactly that situation didn't they -what 60-70 feet up and down goes the nose with the plane following. Are there headwind/gusting limits for approaches because this one looked seriously more scary than all of the crabbed bouncy crosswinds that always make the internet from LBA and BHX and really must have come completely out of left field for the crew even though it was very windy. I mean they cannot fly the approach at Vref plus 60 just in case the wind chooses to vanish at some point can they.
Do they get Earl Grey AND cream cakes with the chief pilot after that or is it a case of that's what you're their for laddie (or lassie these days)