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Old 9th October 2013 | 06:00
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RatherBeFlying
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In gliders, you like to keep the wingtips off the ground; so, it's crab down to the flare and straighten with rudder with a bit of aileron into the wind to compensate for the rudder lifting the wing.

The wingtips in the 2-seaters are higher off the ground than most single seaters. Some single seater wings are really close to the ground.

The secret advantage in landing a glider in a crosswind is that the wings are so low, the crosswind is less
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