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Old 26th June 2011 | 05:11
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stilton
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Our 75/67 flight manual used to recommend NOT taking out the drift before touchdown on a wet or contaminated runway.



The reason given was to reduce downwind drift after touchdown.



This was later revised to recommend taking out all drift.



In a very strong (close to limit) crosswind on a wet or contaminated runway
I still think its more important to get it down in the right place.


You may not be able to take out all the drift prior to touchdown without getting blown too far downwind from the centreline.



You are not going to damage anything touching down crabbed on a wet runway providing your descent rate is not excessive. More important to stay ON the runway.
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