Aer Lingus pilots on four training flights from Exeter had a baptism of fire as they each had to battle Storm Dudley to land at Bristol Airport.
Lashed by fierce winds the pilots faced a stern test as they attempted to land the turboprop planes safely across a windswept runway near the South West coast on Thursday afternoon
The skilful Aer Lingus pilots on scheduled training flights had to wrestle against the fierce 70mph winds to bring the turboprop planes to a safe landing in extremely difficult conditions.
