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Old 22nd May 2008, 12:47
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Piper.Classique
 
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Landing on one wheel wing down in the wind in crosswind landings is the way to go with GA planes
mostly
depends
some a/c run out of aileron too soon, some have large wingspans that preclude this technique
Some a/c are hard to land by kicking off the drift due to the induced roll created by a bootful of rudder
Some like to drop the nose when you kick off the drift
Some have all these problems
some conventional gear a/c are hard to control in direction once the tail is down (which is why airfields used to be more or less square)
Some nosedraggers won't steer until the nosewheel is firmly on the ground (DR400 comes to mind)

Please don't assume that YOUR technique came carved on stone slabs along with the ten commandments.
There, now that I have upset everyone I will go off and catch a boat.
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