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Old 20th September 2011 | 12:22
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Pull what
 
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Leaving aside the use of the word 'kick' (which should have little place in the vocabulary of a professional airline pilot )
Nor indeed in the vocabulary of a professional flying instructor-arses are for kicking, not rudder pedals.

(Airbuses require adaptation)
The 318 & 321 certainly didnt, very easy even in max xwind-Airbus technology doesnt suit pilots who over control, as U tube vdeos shew!

Don't. Keep the controls positioned to let the nose come down when it's ready.
Ouch no! Get some forward elevator on and get the nosewheel on straight away and dump flap straight away(essential in high wing a/c) in a light aircraft esp in high winds. xwinds generally produce more localised gusty conditions over the runway as they blow over the obstructions to the side of the runway. The crosswind landing is the one landing where you havent finished landing until you clear the runway.

6 k of cross wind is not a cross wind and should be a non event.
Not mentioned so far but wind is measured at 10 metres agl, a 6 knot crosswind is only going to be about 3-4 knots on the runway.

A common fault is to centralise the ailerons in the flare. On swept-wing aircraft in particular this allows the upwind wing to lift. For the reasons stated above, into-wind aileron must be maintained right through the flare and landing run
Bad technique in a light a/c in strong croswind-wind on max into wind aileron once the noswheel is on.

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