Blustery crosswinds... A plane landing in strong crosswinds at Madeira's airport. This looks worse that it actually is – we just aren't used to seeing such violent maneuvering near the ground. When you have blustery crosswinds there's often no other way to get the aircraft safely on the ground. Note how high the plane is until just moments before landing – that height means potential energy available for maneuvering, which this pilot made good use of. Via Idaho mogul-of-everything, friend, former colleague, and reader Doug S...
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