Hi FFF,
Thanks for the input.
To explain what I was doing first: It was one of those days where not many people were flying, due to fairly high winds; this was about 5 months ago. I had just been flying intensively for couple of weeks, so while I was in practise, I asked to do some x-wind landings. The CFI came up with me and we started off on a fairly into wind runway, practising landing in high wind conditions. Because of no circuit traffic apart from us, we continued to another runway with more X-wind, and then finally onto the runway with nigh on full x-wind 90 degress to the runway from the left. The reason I remember it was ATC asked to speak to my instructor rather than me, and then proceeded to give a warning of the 21kt x-wind. This was when I experienced what I described in my previous post. Yes I agree; I really must check the rules of the club…I have yet to read them…doh.
Regarding the flying, with a x-wind from the left I presume I did as follows: wind from left, left aileron during the roll, just before rotation centre aileron, just after lift off a fair bit of right rudder to stop weather-cocking due to x-wind from left and for the usual prop wash induced yaw; while simultaneously putting back left aileron….soon after crab into wind, balance the aircraft and continue the circuit..
Thanks for the ideas; it would be interesting to know what happened. It would be very interesting to know whether a strong x-wind can say lead to the upwind wing stalling while the downwind wing stays flying…nasty. Re. Pulling hard leading to stall. I was being fairly gentle in the rotation and climb, never had it happen from any other time I have taken off.
Cheers, Tom.