I'm jumping into one of the most dissected and debated issues in the aviation world. If you want to start a lively discussion with a group of pilots, ask for their opinions on the safest, most ...

When well above the runway, one way to compensate is to "crab"-turn the airplane into the wind so that the course being flown ...

Videos pop up time to time of passenger jets landing in crosswinds. It’s not pretty and looks fiercely uncomfortable, but ultimately, it never looks like they’re not going to stick the landing. That’s ...

Join me on a flight to Milan Malpensa, Italy, featuring a gusty crosswind landing in a Boeing 737-400 (Boeing 737 Classic).

Youtube footage of pilots battling severe crosswinds in Germany has gone viral. The clip, which was shot at Düsseldorf airport by Martin Bogdan has been viewed more than 1.7 million times since it was ...

It's always a captivating sight when the world's largest commercial passenger jet comes in for a landing. But mix in a strong crosswind, and the landing of an Airbus A380 superjumbo can make for ...

Of the 1,800-plus hours Boeing 787 test pilots have flown so far, few are as dramatic as the recent trip to Iceland for crosswind testing. The 787 team flew to Keflavik airport after weather forecasts ...

Question: When a plane is landing in high crosswinds and is at an angle off the runway centerline on touchdown, how does the pilot realign the aircraft nose to get the aircraft safely along the runway ...

The article discusses two primary crosswind landing techniques: the "slip" method (author's preference, involving lowering the upwind wing and using opposite rudder throughout final approach and ...

Videos pop up time to time of passenger jets landing in crosswinds. It's not pretty and looks fiercely uncomfortable, but ultimately, it never looks like they're not going to stick the landing. That's ...

It's always a captivating sight when the world's largest commercial passenger jet comes in for a landing. But mix in a strong crosswind, and the landing of an Airbus A380 superjumbo can make for ...