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Your preferred crosswind landing technique?


Your preferred crosswind landing techinque?  

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  1. 1. Your preferred crosswind landing techinque?

    • Crab into wind, aligning the aircraft longitudinally just prior to touchdown
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    • Side slip using crossed controls with the wing into wind down
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I reckon the aeroplane is much happier to crab, it does it naturally anyway. Before the fence, kicking straight and wing down into wind works pretty well.

 

The wing down method i dont feel is as suited to lightys. Slipping all the way down final, in gusting xwinds can become a handful for most pilots, and the wind strength generally reduces with altitude, so the notion of not knowing if the controls will remain effective is a bot of a no brainer.

 

Horses for courses i spose....

 

 

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