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xtreme · 06-30-2009, 07:33 AM

They are saying strong winds were present at the time of the crash, from the look of the atis, it looks like it was only gusting to about 25 at the time. Never heard of a 25 kt wind bringing down an airbus before.

06-30-2009, 07:33 AM	#13 (permalink)
xtreme Gets Weekends Off Joined APC: Apr 2009 Position: Right...CL65 Posts: 279	They are saying strong winds were present at the time of the crash, from the look of the atis, it looks like it was only gusting to about 25 at the time. Never heard of a 25 kt wind bringing down an airbus before.