On the particular moment of Thu, 6 Mar 2008 08:54:08 -0000 in relation
to Mary's disappointingly immaculate rumpy pumpy, "nightjar"
.me.uk> put forth:
>
>"Pat" wrote in message
>news:6392uuF26qbjrU1@mid.individual.net...
>>
>>>
>>> I assume there will be an investigation into why he tried to land in such
>>> a
>>> strong cross wind.
>>> --
>>>
>>> Martin
>>
>> The pilot doesn't get to pick his own runway. If there is an
>> investigation, it would be as to why he was directed to land on that
>> particular runway.
>
>ATC would not refuse a change of runway, if requested. I've done it when the
>characteristics of my aircraft made it safer to land on different runway
>from the runway in use. However, the forecast wind direction more or less
>bisected the angle between the two runways, so there would not have been
>much to choose between them.
They need a rotating one.
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