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Old 7th Jan 2007, 12:59
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The other thing is that the reported x/w is measured at the top of quite a tall pole; 10m I think.

So the actual xw seen by the aircraft when about to touch down is a lot less than that reported.

This is why the aircraft normally straightens out by itself, to a large degree or sometimes even all the way to the runway heading, during the flare. Unfortunately, the inertia in yaw eggagerates this effect and one finds that a lot of rudder is needed pretty quickly.

A 20kt genuine x/w is not easy to land in. One needs loads of rudder, loads of opposite aileron, and courage. This would correspond to something like 30kt reported x/w figure.
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