[NSRCA-discussion] Weather Vane

[Duane Beck]

To travel in a straight line along the runway, you'd have to be crabbed into the wind.  You may not have touched the rudder, but I bet you banked the airplane, turning into the wind to establish your crab angle.  If you didn't crab into the wind and the airplane is aligned with the runway but drifting sideways, you'd have to time the touchdown to land on the runway.  Either way, without cross-controlling, you're going to put side loads on the landing gear when you touch down.

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From: James Oddino <joddino at socal.rr.com> 

> 
> I've been practicing landings in a 25 mph/90 degree crosswind. I've 
> gotten to the point where I can land on the centerline of the runway 
> without ever touching the rudder. Guess which way the airplane is 
> pointing when I touch down? By the way it will back up if I don't 
> hold a little throttle. 
> 
> Jim O 
> 
> P.S. - We have had some tremendous wind here in SoCAL as you've 
> probably seen on TV, but my practice has been on the AeroFly Pro 
> Deluxe simulator. Constant wind. Follow mode. Try it. 
> 
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