What is a strong crosswind?

[truthseekerrm]

I posted about crosswinds before, but I was wondering what is considered a strong crosswind for an airliner. I recently just landed manually at JFK with a 18 kts crosswind. Would that be considered a strong crosswind?

Thanks!

[loki]

A C172 can handle an 18 knot crosswind, though it isn't something you want to do on a regular basis. Airliners can handle higher crosswinds, although the passengers might not appreciate it quite the same as the pilot.

[ED_4]

How about this crazy landing below? LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1U6...endscreen&NR=1

I don't think you'd want to land on real landing like that above.

[truthseekerrm]

Haha, yeah I've seen both of those videos. There is a better one, though....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMvLuUJFHYk

[skylab]

What is a strong crosswind?

The real [big smile] answer is: one that you or your airplane can't handle !!

[N2056]

Last week I was out with my Dad in our Thorp T-18 trying to land at the airport in Casa Grande, AZ. The Thorp is not a very large plane, and the wind was 90* from the right, 15kts gusting to 25kts. It took three attempts before we got it on the ground, and I am still not convinced we did not drift off the left side of the runway on the roll-out.

Not something I want to experience again!

[scottb613]

Yeah - the sim really doesn't convey the difficulty associated with a good real world crosswind landing - on a blustery day... Wind - gusts - vertical air movement - wind shear - takes some seriously intense concentration and focus...

Regards,
Scott