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Old 1st Sep 2020, 17:42
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FlightDetent

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Somebody pointed out to me, that sideways runway excursions due to strong crosswinds overwhelmingly end up in the grass on the upwind side. Quite logical.

Hence a piece of advice not to deliberately try landing offset from the centre-line which will reduce the margins for rollout. Also, sticking to the runway axis helps to evaluate how is one actually managing the approach, providing a measure of own performance. Pilot DAR explains well why that is important.
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