Can anyone point me in the right direction in finding a moving avatar
One I saw a while back was a rotating globe similar to what the BBC used to use

Mine is the logo of the airline that forked out the cash (eventually) to sponsor me at OATS for a CPL years ago

kev35

You ask how the Dash 8 would cope with x/wind and windshear

I have flown the ATR72/42 F100 F28 & F27 and in my opinion the DHC 8 has its poor features but it is the one a/c that can be safely flown up to the max x/wind component of 36kts (more so the 200 & 300 series)
The rudder is extremely powerful and hydraulically powered unlike the ATR and F27 But more than that the way the rudder works gives it so much more controllability The rudder is split vertically and the trailing section moves more than the fore section Viewed from above it resembles a ‘fish tail’

A few more

http://www.ppjn.com
http://www.luchtzak.be
and
http://www.landings.com