Tag Archives: ATS

Landing a Southwest 737 in a Crosswind

This Southwest 737-700 was completing a test flight at Paine Field.  The crosswind was pretty strong so the pilot used the wing down approach to handling the crosswind.  They touched down on the starboard gear and bounced a bit before settling those wheels on the surface.  A short while later, they rolled wings level and the port gear made contact.  Aside from the bounce, a pretty good example of landing in a crosswind in a big jet.

Omni 767 Visits ATS

The Omni Air International 767s are a regular feature at Boeing Field.  I have even blogged about them recently when I caught one actually flying as opposed to the usual being parked up near the Kenmore ramp.  However, I have not seen one up at Paine Field before.  Having one arrive while up there at the weekend was a bit of a surprise.  I believe that it was heading to ATS for some maintenance work.  I guess it was a bit if an unusual thing for the crew too since, once they had run all the way to the far end of the runway, they seemed to struggle a bit with where they were supposed to go next.  They worked it out eventually, though.