Originally Posted by
Time Traveller
More often I see the rudder go in too early, they float, and the airplane quickly starts drifting towards the downwind edge of the runway, and it gets messy from there
And that is one reason why Boeing recommend crab landings on very slippery runways. The important thing is to keep the direction of travel straight along the runway and plan for a firm landing on both mainwheels at the same time.