This video captures the amazing pilot skills of a Boeing 757 crew battling high winds at Funchal's Madeira Airport. Crosswind landings can be a major challenge for pilots and occur when the wind is across the runway, not head-on. WATCH: How tough is an Emirates A380? This airport is located right on the ocean and is incredibly exposed and from one end the pilots are required to do a curved approach as well. https://twitter.com/i/status/1165329582683295744 Typically aircraft land and take-off into the wind to decrease the landing or take-off distance. In some cases aircraft land with a slight downwind component – typically associated with noise-sensitive airports where one runway is preferred over another. Where a pilot faces a crosswind landing they need to point the aircraft in the direction of the wind while maintaining a straight course toward the runway. This is called crabbing or yawing. In strong crosswinds, the pilot may also dip the wing – sideslip – into the direction of the wind. Just before touchdown pilots apply rudder to bring the plane – and its undercarriage – back so it is aligned straight down the centre line of the runway. This takes great skill and the results – if not done properly – are often quite spectacular as shown in this video.