David,

I would think that just about as many duck under as don't, with a few touchdowns that are before the threshold of the runway. I guess that would a "brick -1" landing.

Oh, and I'm looking at the Boeing performance numbers right now for the RB-211 powered 757-200 and it states that max head wind and tail wind components are 10 knots, with a * stating that if you have the "special performance numbers" (as in you pay Boeing for them) you can LAND with up to 15 knots of a tail wind, but it's 10 for take off period. Did you guys use different numbers? Since you are retired things may have changed since then, but in the past few years Boeing has been pushing the operators (at least here in the States) to use their factory performance and operating manuals to insure that the jets are being flown procedurally the way the factory wants the jets flown.

I would estimate that the wind sock in the USAirways pic is closer to 20 knots so I still doubt the pic is legit. If it is…that guy is a complete nutter…

Beave