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Old 5th Feb 2014, 19:35
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Exactly.....by aligning the aircraft straight down the runway inertia of mass will keep the airplane from drifting sideways......as long as you do not stay in the air to long.
Chuck has it right on the nail! There is no need to go crossed control from a crab. it should be a squeeze on the rudder to bring the aircraft straight on the runway followed by the tyres touching.

if you end up poised like a constipated ballerina 6 feet up in the air pulling back trying to get the aircraft to sink, then yes you will be putting in all manner of control inputs voluntary and probably involuntary to stop yourself examining the field alongside the runway at close quarters but you got it wrong!

Ok we can all get a gust which picks us back up and have to sort it with aeleron and rudder but its usually technique which is wrong which makes you go from crab to wing down.
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If the winds are that strong don't hang around but learn to fly the aircraft on and put it down firmly!

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