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Ryan Air Flight's Dramatic High Wind Take Off in Ireland
High winds in Ireland characterized by Ryan Air as "normal" resulted in a very dramatic cross wind take off as one of their aircraft struggled to lift off, thankfully successfully, as a result of some very skillful piloting. (www.foxnews.com) More...
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Anyone know the runway heading and the wind?
It wouldn’t have been quite so dramatic if he had given some crosswind correction during takeoff. I saw no aileron input until rotation. I’ll bet he never flew a taildragger.
Airliners have aileron defection limits for crosswind takeoffs due to deploying the roll spoilers which in turn increases drag. My current aircraft has a limit of 4 degrees of deflection prior to lift off in crosswind conditions.
He had zero correction. He needed some.
Jay M 727, 737, 757, 767, 787 MD80
Jay M 727, 737, 757, 767, 787 MD80
He was almost flying a "Tail Dragger" :)
I think he is going to need some new main tires at his destination and may a couple main landing gear inspections for undue side loads on the gear as per ATA 05-51-32 I believe!
