PA28 Cross Wind landing
Hi,
I have now aquired 24 hours " block time " in FIS, jerez. ( To me the idea of logging block time when at a commercial airport seems slightly silly given the taxi times but i digress ). I did 12 landings in relatively calm winds and just before I started to get comfortable with it i was moved to an afternoon slot to start landing in cross winds which have me struggling a little bit. The average wind in the afternoon here seems to be 90 degrees off at about 12-15 knots. For two sessions now I have just told the instructor i wanted to stop after 5 or 6 circuits. Each time I have walked away from the school feeling slightly despondant questioning my abilities. The entire circuit and approach is fine , but crossing the threshold seems to precipitate a lot of huffing and puffing from the instructor. On your course did you find cross winds tricky ? What did you learn to use , crabbed or wing down ??