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Old 30th Jan 2014, 00:59
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Chuck Ellsworth
 
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really everyone, just try the crab and then straighten out just over the runway.
Eureka!!... Finally someone agrees with me.

very few planes won't do this well.
Exactly, there may be some back yard home built that may not have sufficient rudder effectiveness ( Authority for you younger uns. ) to yaw the airplane enough to align with the runway, but I have never seen a certified aircraft that did not have sufficient rudder effectiveness to use the crab/flare method for any crosswind landings that can be performed using the side slip method.
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