Crosswind landings

[Bob Richards]

You need castering wheels. Land in a crab, like a
Helio Courier. :-)

--- patterndude at comcast.net wrote:

> I'm leaving for Muncie in the a.m. and looking at a
> storm roll in out my work window.  Wind is wipping
> up at about 40 mph crosswind.  These are the same
> conditions faced at the Nats 2 years ago.  So I was
> wondering about what I'd do if it happened again. 
> Although flying was nearly impossible, landing most
> definitely was.  This was because a 40 mph crosswind
> can not be compensated for as the plane slows. 
> However, with magical planning skills I could
> imagine making my landing approach at a 45 degree
> angle to the runway.  As the plane slows it will
> track the shape of a parabola layed down in a
> horizontal plane.  If I time the power right the
> plane will stop flying in the crosswind direction
> when it is over the runway and I can touch down. 
> However the plane will be at least 45 degrees
> crabbed at touchdown, (probably more). 
> 
> If I suck up the gear (retracts) and side slide the
> plane on the center stripe to a halt, is that a 10?
> 
> --Lance
> 
> --
> District 6 AVP 
> www.aeroslave.com

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