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http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/trave...ing-at-wellington-airport-during-cyclone-cook
Passenger captures hairy landing at Wellington Airport during Cyclone Cook



LORNA THORNBER
Last updated 10:38, April 18 2017
You can't beat Wellington wind on a bad day.
A passenger on board an Air New Zealand flight from Auckland to Wellington has captured the moment the plane descended into the capital as Cyclone Cook bore down on the country.
Max Havaux' footage shows the wing of the aircraft shaking as it is buffeted by high winds during its descent into Wellington Airport ahead of the Easter weekend.

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Passenger Max Havaux captured the hair-raising landing at Wellington Airport.

The forecast was so bad that the pilot had warned passengers before take-off that there was only a 50 per cent chance it would be able to land in Wellington. Otherwise, it would have to return to Auckland.

"Everyone was aware of the cyclone coming to Wellington so that was alright I guess," he said.
"Bumpy landing but the pilot made it on the first attempt and was really good."
Cyclone Cook disrupted flights around the country when it struck Thursday, with the east coasts of the North and South Islands bearing the brunt. The storm also caused flooding, landslides, road closures and widespread power outages.
Landing during weather events can take a lot of skill from highly-trained pilots.
Qantas pilot and president of the Australian and International Pilots Association Nathan Safe previously said there was a common misconception among the travelling public that airplanes were "highly-automated and the autopilot does everything".

"Weather like this is a chance for pilots to really demonstrate their skills. It requires a lot of skill to execute a favourable approach and a good landing, and a lot of judgment is involved," he said.
Another pilot said they had to be "hair-trigger primed" to land in storms.
"It's often a collision of a whole lot of things like gusty winds, slippery runway, poor visibility, low cloud. You are battling three or four issues - it is very hard work," he said.
"Even when you touch down the landing is not over. A gust of wind can push the aircraft sideways quite suddenly. They say the landing finishes when you have parked up at the gate."
In the windiest conditions, most often during crosswinds, a problem known as "wingstrike" may also occur, when a wing hits the runway on landing.
Another danger is "wind shear", when a sudden change in wind speed and/or direction causes turbulence or a rapid increase or decrease in velocity.
This could cause a plane to land land late and fast, and potentially overshoot the runway, or land far too early.
- Stuff