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Old 26th Nov 2001, 06:42
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olivasnooze
 
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All th boeing a/c I've flown can land with all the drift offset( in the crab). But unless it's slippery you wouldn't do it.
The operator I fly for only accepts crab till after flare then kick ( for want of a better word) straight, keeping wings level. This avoids a pod scrape.
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