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Old 05-03-2008, 00:18   #21
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Re: How to fly a AIRBUS A320 in high winds

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Originally Posted by Rob View Post
They had enough fuel for a go around anyway since they didn't land so the question is why were they trying in such marginal conditions and if it was that horrendous surely a divert to different airport was an option. None of the articles show if he landed normally later?
The point was, how do you know it had enough fuel to get to a different airport? Where was the next closest airport? Did that airport have the same high winds? (having just read it was a hurricane) Where was the next airport that didnt have these winds?

And Im guessing it did land normally or it would have been reported that it never.

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Originally Posted by SMHarman View Post
An A320 probably flying a european shuttle route probably had enough fuel on it to turn around and fly back to wherever it had just come from.
Probably is the the one word you shouldnt use if you dont have the facts. There is probably a lot of things that shouldnt happen, but do.
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