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Old 30th Dec 2008, 14:14
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I used google just now and found a few articles on Sufficient Crosswinds and they all say the same, I am just using what my science teacher taught in physics and this to back it up.

The plane should be aligned with the runway centerline upon landing and the pilot will use whatever rudder pressure is necessary to keep the aircraft aligned with the centerline. The pilot also will correct for any crosswind by banking the upwind wing into the prevailing wind enough to keep the aircraft from drifting off the centerline. Sometimes, if there is sufficient crosswind, the amount of cross-controlling is substantial and noticeable. In the case of a gusty crosswind the pilot almost must wrestle with the aircraft controls to keep the aircraft tracking the centerline of the runway without drifting off downwind.
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Robbie
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