I've recently flown SIM exercises with some demanding failure scenarios.
- this aircraft can be flown like any other aircraft
- fly the output
Is very good advice. You need to bump the SS into a strong crosswind when de crabbing in normal law, in DCT just keep it there. Decrab late (below 10) and ground comes in soon enough that you won't tell the difference.
Steady pitch and well trimmed is the key to get it done nicely. My personal conviction is that wind additives just make handling more unusual and demanding. Together with scaring one's self too much, I've recognized that as performance degradation traits. 😬