A320 Crosswind Take Off technique
There is a thread running elsewhere regarding the AA A300 accident in New York. It mentions the training techniques used by AA regarding rudder use, and suggests they were faulty and contradicted Airbus recommendations.
I'm being taught a crosswind take-off technique that directly contradicts the A320 FCOMs, the A320 OEB relating to rudder use, and the companies own Ops manual! All the above state EXPLICITLY (and in the case of the OEB in underlined text) that the use of into wind aileron is not normally recommended on t/o, but when x/wind is strong it may be used up to VR, however the a/c must get airborne with zero roll rate demand (neutral stick input).
I'm being taught to hold the aileron (roll demand/stick input) into the rotate/initial climb.
Anyone got an opinion on this. It seems unfair to me that I'm being taught one thing while all the books (both maufacturer and operator) say the opposite!