ACMS...
Do you realize that many people learned to fly in the actual airplane and not in a sim? Do you realize that many checkrides are flown and that a max crosswind is not available at the time of the checkride and you can still get a type rating?
AS to assymetric thrust on planes with tail mounted engines...yes, you actually have assymetric thrust and guess what, WHEN AN ENGINE QUITS you need full rudder at some times.
AS to passenger comfort, slipping an airplane can be a bit uncomfortable.
And what really gets me is that pilots today don't seem to understand that the wind at 300' afe is not the same as it is at touchdown, so you are still FUTZING with the thing .
So if you have crabbed, can see a wind sock and can "KICK IT STRAIGHT" you are actually DOING LESS WORK than the slip method.
AS to NON APPROVED procedures. IF you don't want to use assymetric thrust, don't. But if you ever do, you will find you have more options.
And all those fancy autopilots seem to have lower crosswind limits for their landing than humans do...why is that? ;-)
Go Get Em bubbers, fly with you anytime!