The upwind wing is down - sometimes this means a
2-pointer ! 25 KT at 90 degrees has been common.
That is the best way to tell IF you can land with a crosswind -
line up with the runway, lower the wing, add rudder to
keep straight .... if you can keep lined up, go ahead & land !
If not, you could probably land ACROSS the runway ...
into wind .... ;-)
My strongest crosswind landing was 38, gusting 47 MPH,
at 45+ degrees from the right - but that was in my Rebel on
amphibs --- THE easiest airplane in the world to land !! :-)
Still done with full flapperon....
The Rebel ailerons are very effective - you must remember
to always keep them in the correct position when taxiing !
Easiest way to remember is to pretend that the wind is blowing
on the top of the stick, and move the stick with the wind -
ie - tailwind from right rear, stick to front left ...
--
......bobp
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On Tuesday 06 May 2008 16:45, bransom@dcsol.com wrote:
Garry, I'm curious if your heavy crosswind training was wheel landings or
3-point. And Bob, I'm assuming 3-point in crosswind you are doing so with
upwind wing held low. In 20knots from the side and bleeding to 40knots
airspeed, that must be quite a bank angle!
I felt my instructor, although maybe a great pilot, was a terrible
teacher. He was always behind what I was doing, and made a big deal out of
'Don't let the tailwheel hit first!'. So on the first day I'd release a
little back pressure on the stick and end up bumping 2-3 times between
mains and tail with too much energy. By quirk in the schedule, my second
day was with the chief pilot and he said 'what the hell is he talking
about -- every single plane on this field (tail or tri) is landed by
bleeding off all energy till ideally the stick/yoke is all the way back as
it touches down. First time around with him and a few quiet '...hold it
off, ...keep holding it off', and 3-pointer greasers were pretty much in
the bag. -Ben
I also did my transition training in the 115 HP Citabria - the Rebel
compares very favorably with that. Our location in the foothills of the
western Rockies and a very capable instructor (now sadly deceased from
cancer) had me doing direct crosswind landings in gusty winds above 25
knots in the Citabria. The Rebel is every bit as good and I use it
frequently at my home airport with nasty crosswinds. It doesn't get any
better than that.
Garry
068R
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