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Old 20th Dec 2011, 09:30
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Aphrican
 
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I wondered that too.

Could it be because the lift differential on the two wings increases massively with flaps extended during a sideslip given the position of the flaps in relation to the fuselage and relative wind? This could mean that you might run out of aileron quite quickly and too close to the ground.

I also get further confused as the generally accepted cross wind landing technique essentially calls for a very moderate sideslip anyway.
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