Originally Posted by UAL T38 Phlyer

All was NOT well....this guy had a significant drift going on at time of touchdown. He had not transitioned to "wing low," and the fuselage and gear trucks were still pointed right. When the gear bit, it went in the direction it was pointed. Coupled with the preceding right drift, he saw himself headed for the weeds at an alarming rate. Everything that followed was an overreaction to it.

Been a long time since I flew the Bus, but from what I remember: direct law happens at either 15 or 50 ft. It can make it a little challenging to de-crab, but not impossible.

The 320 could be landed wing low; I'm assuming the 380 can too, although there may be limited allowable bank to prevent dragging an engine (limit was 7 degrees in the 747).

WoW does NOT lock out your ability to maintain crosswind controls....you can maintain them throughout rollout (or takeoff, for that matter).

My guess is Emirates has a "max automation; min hand-flying" policy. Now: find yourself where the crosswind exceeds autoland limits, and practice your hand-flown piloting skills for the first time in a long time, under the most challenging conditions....

QED