Funny, I just saw this video on the news and had the same thoughts. Nothing impressive about bad judgement. If you're gonna side-load the $hit out of your airplane you need to go around.

At my airline- none. 38kts recommended limit.

The vid makes the landing look very side loaded but it's fine. Touchdown zone on centerline. Not pretty or smooth but on a line check that would have passed without a comment.

I kept waiting for the rudder input to happen...

All this looks like to me is a bunch of pilots who don't know how to use a rudder pedal.

Anybody that thinks this is a good 'technique' needs to rethink their crosswind landings.

How do you figure? It looks to me like his heading is about 20 degrees right of centerline when he touches down, which is done with wings level.

Published by the company whose aircraft you currently fly.

"In the case of a very strong crosswind, the aircraft may be landed with a residual drift / crab angle (maximum 5°) to prevent an excessive bank (maximum 5°). Consequently, combination of the partial decrab and wing down techniques may be required."

I totally read that as ORD Republic X-Wing Landing.

I guess I was really hoping for something star wars related....

Sorry to disappoint...

Ok. I concede that. But no effort was made to even limit the crab angle to a max of 5deg. That's made clear in the vid. Listen, we all have bad days. But no matter your flying background, a crosswind landing is a crosswind landing. Sure, there may be slight handling differences as you pointed out. But sideloading the gear or sliding off the runway had it been wet is not an option. Let's not make excuses but instead make more of an effort to do what we are paid to do. Fly the plane.

Whoa, I'm surprised none of the passengers said anything to the media. It's actually impressive, on the airplanes part.