# Big fat plane in crosswinds landing...

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**Created:** [November 19, 2006, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-fat-plane-in-crosswinds-landing/20407 "2006-11-19T18:50:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2006, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-fat-plane-in-crosswinds-landing/20407/18 "2006-11-20T09:17:14Z")

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> [@93z24](#):
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> i wonder how much pilots have to train for shit like that.
> 
> gotta take some skill. :tup: to good pilots.

There is an Airforce Base, in alaska thats like 5% of the heavy Pilots are allowed to land at, I believe its Eielson afb. there is a constant 30+ knot crosswind. They have to have special clearance to land there…

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