When you are shown how to fly the first couple of lessons will examine what is known as 'Effects of Controls'. You will be shown what each of the controls you have available to you do and how to manipulate each one individually and also together to control the flight path of the aircraft.
This main sound boring but knowing exactly what each control is designed for is very important for a crosswind landing. It is with mentioning that the youtube videos you see with large jets landing at right angles is possible because they are designed with landing gears that can take alot of sideways stress and landing it with too much 'one wind down' will end in tears and one engine sitting on the runway.
You will be shown and also land initially in low crosswind amounts to first of all get your confidence up and also learn the correct flare technique and 'picture in the window'. Although everyone has a technique that works for everyone the principals remain the same.
When you go to flare and land the plane you want to keep the plane straight with the nosewheel pointing down the end of the runway. To do this its the rudder you are using. This seems simple but a crosswind will want to drift you across the runway into the grass...so to prevent this you lower the wing with the ailerons into wind. You end up with a cross control which will have to be changed and corrected slightly constantly until you have landed. As you decelerate you should also slowly keep in some aileron into wind to prevent a gust tipping you wing up.
Dont be daunted by all the different suggestions and ideas on this forum, as much as everyone wants to help listen to you flying instructor and most of all enjoy your training.
