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Old 17th Feb 2014, 10:22
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Hermie
 
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Thanks everyone for your replies. Since my eighth hour, I have been told to never to use the ailerons to align myself if my plane does drift left/right of RWY while trying to keep centreline for landing.

Even when there was a strong gust of wind, that lift the wing from one side and I immediately counter it with opposite aileron control and he tells me that, "I like to use the ailerons alot and I should only use rudder inputs." This applies to both gusty wind conditions and light & variable.

Over the weekend winds were 9kts gusting to 13kts, and I was kept from using the ailerons throughout the entire approach, landing, flare and touchdown. He has other current students and they all don't seem to have a problem with this technique. Apparently, I am the only one with this problem.

And when I clarified with him he says that this is the method for landing. He doesn't show me the crab method nor the slip method despite having crosswinds during our landing.

So I am really confused and having a tough time for my circuit phase now.
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