Originally Posted by
mi68guel
The text says "sideslip is automatically performed" so with sidestick neutral and rudder applied the sideslip is done automatically by the aircraft applying bank angle opposite to the rudder deflection. Why donīt you try it the next time you go to the SIM?
With side stick neutral the flight control laws maintain zero rate of roll. It will not bank but prevent the yaw from causing roll. FCTM below:
The recommended de-crab technique is to use all of the following:
‐ The rudder to align the aircraft with the runway heading during the flare
‐ The roll control, if needed, to maintain the aircraft on the runway centerline. Any tendency to drift downwind should be counteracted by an appropriate lateral (roll) input on the sidestick.
In the case of strong crosswind, in the de-crab phase, the PF should be prepared to add small bank angle into the wind in order to maintain the aircraft on the runway centerline. The aircraft may be landed with a partial de-crab (residual crab angle up to about 5 °) to prevent an excessive bank. This technique prevents wingtip/sharklet (or engine nacelle) strike caused by an excessive bank angle.
As a consequence, this may result in touching down with some bank angle into the wind (hence
with the upwind landing gear first).