Landing with Wind Gust

Since my Private License, I never really landed with more than 15 knots head or 12 knots crosswind and of course never with strong gusts. This week though, was a very strange week in Daytona: sudden cold front, with very high pressures and even snowed in Central Florida! I don't think it ever snowed in Florida, not at least in the last good 10 years... My altimeter setting today was 30.65 and the temperature at 4pm was around 3C ! But the most interesting thing was the wind gust: we took off with 16G27, 45degrees from the runway centerline. That was certainly a great and challenging flight experience!

I don't have to tell the whole flight was turbulent and messy, now imagine yourself flying the G1000 at night and trying really hard to read the numbers on the airspeed and altitude tapes because the airplane at 2500 ft MSL only wouldn't stop shaking! I think it felt like being in a constant earthquake. Tiring, but very good instrument experience!

Here are some pics... enjoy and have a nice week everyone.