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Old 30th Oct 2011, 22:50
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ReverseFlight
 
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Which side do you prefer the x wind to strike to the plane, good engine side or dead engine side?
The good side. Thrust from the good engine will yaw the airplane to the bad side, so the wind from the good side against your tail fin etc will balance the yaw toward the good side.

If the wind is from the bad side, it will hit the side of the airplane on the bad side. Add that to the good engine yawing the airplane to the bad side. So bad + bad = very bad. Understand ? Can't give a more simple explanation than that.

For all sim checks, expect OEI approaches to have bad side crosswinds as that will give you the most handling problems. If it's really bad, cancel the rudder trim on short finals to give you better uncontrollably in the flare.
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