On 31 Dec 2004 11:54:31 -0000, Thomas Sandford
wrote:

Mike Tullett wrote:
My son has just shown me this site. It has many small videos of aircraft.
Here are a couple showing landings is strong cross winds - scary stuff!!

http://www.flightlevel350.com/picwin...cat=19&pic=116

http://www.flightlevel350.com/picwin...cat=19&pic=152

They are about 2MB so would take some 8 minutes to see on 56k dial up.

Ouch! You can certainly see why the airbus pilot bottled it. And the 747
landing is a very impressive display of airmanship (if there is such a word).

Looks like a normal approach to Kai Tak.

BTW, I thought the rudder was only used for taxiing or correction in
severe turbulence.

JPG