Delta Airlines crash at YYZ Toronto - 17 Feb 2025

[Furniture]

Took the info from the WX network's meteorologist, here is the quote. At the time of the landing attempt, the sustained winds were at 52 km/h, gusting as high as 65 km/h, from a 270-degree angle. The gusts are near the operational limits of the aircraft. The met station at Pearson is basically mid-field so there could be some variation. Windfinder was showing steady gusts of just over 35 mph. Furniture's info is the official line (thanks). Here is what I could find on the RJ limits.

Pearson has multiple wind towers that ATC has access to to provide data for the various runways. For official weather records, just like with Highlanders, there can be only one. Mid-field provides the best overall picture of conditions on the airfield for planning, and forecasting.

One other pedantic note, gusts by their nature aren't sustained. If they were sustained they would be the two minute mean wind, which is generally just called "wind speed" in plain language weather products. A gust is a short burst of wind greater than 15KT, and at least 5KT or more higher than the two minute mean wind.

 

[daftandbarmy]

He nailed the 3 wire though.

Oh great, you had to bring gender into this...

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[GK .Dundas]

Oh great, you had to bring gender into this...

Was Delta plane crash pilot a DEI hire? | The Express Tribune

Delta flight’s upside-down crash sparks speculation about pilot’s identity amid ongoing DEI debate.

tribune.com.pk

We're not going to make it are we ? Humans , as a species.....