Aer Lingus pilots on training flights had a baptism of fire as they had to battle strong winds 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, during Storm Dudley. That storm has now passed but Storm Eunice is now hammering Wales and the south of England — you can follow live updates on that here.
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.
