Knee Jerks

there is no excuse for [fill in] - none - zero - nada...

[i.e.] A pilot who runs out of fuel should lose his
certificate imediately and permanently.. He is not
fit to pilot an aircraft...

People make mistakes. Are you really saying that only people who do not
make mistakes should pilot an aircraft (or car or boat)?

Part of living on this planet is living with the fact that people make
mistakes, and that you, too, will make mistakes.

If
the pilot did his job he would know what the maximum crosswind the
airplane can handle is, and he would have set a maximum crosswind that
HE is prepared to handle... Should be right on his check list - e.g. 8
KT crosswind limit...

For example, you just made a mistake here. The pilot really has no way
of knowing the maximum crosswind the airplane can handle, short of
becoming a test pilot himself. The "demonstrated crosswind component"
is not what you seem to think it is.

Check the AWOS or ATIS and if it exceeds the
limit, use another runway or another airport...

.... which for many reasons beyond the pilot's control may not be
available. Short of not flying when there is the chance that a forecast
is wrong, part of living on this planet is dealing with unexpected
circumstances that may expand your envelope.

This is not by way of "excuse". Nonetheless, it is a fact. People make
mistakes. They are unfortunate, but while it is possible to have
averted any given mistake, it is not possible to avert mistakes in
general. Don't confuse the two.

Jose
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