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Old 17th May 2009 | 01:18
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Big Pistons Forever
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I think we are in violent agreement on this issue. The crosswind landing limit is not some arbitrary number it is when you no longer have enough rudder authority to keep the aircraft tracking down the centerline with the aircraft aligned with the runway heading (although there are ways around this if you know what you are doing). Part of the problem is Amercian aircraft have a certification requirement that they are controllable with a crosswind equal to 20 % of the stall speed. This is why the "demonstrated" crosswind limit is so absurdly low. Cessna just demonstrates the minimum required and calls it good.
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