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Old 7th Sep 2015, 01:42
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Chuck Ellsworth
 
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The most unusual looking landings I ever did was when I was flying a DC3 with cross wind gear.

You hold the crab angle right to touch down and during the roll out after landing, it is really weird going down the runway sideways.

The biggest problem with that gear system was the weight.

When they changed back to regular gear they gained around sixteen hundred pounds.
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