Crosswind Landing in 20 kts winds with 28 kts gust

[kevinjamesryan]

there was no wind there at all!!!!!

[akst1991]

haha the guy is talking in hindi my native language

[joeywmac]

This was very inappropriate. Always side slip for a crosswind, crabbing will damage your aircraft gear assembly. You may not think so now but over time the stress will cause spreading cracks in the struts which lead to failure. Also, this seemed like a high approach speed, I could be wrong but it looked like a long and arduous float and that can also lead to its own set of problems. Anyway, be safe out there guys because were all in this together.

[trloyalist]

Did you mean on touchdown or approach? A crab on approach is fine, puts less control stress on the pilot, and allows for lining up the final. It's a matter of preference on the approach. As long as you drop the upwind wing before touchdown, and swing the nose around, it's fine.

[joeywmac]

Oh absolutely, I know quite a few pilots who simply prefer the crab and kick method for crosswinds where they crab to about 5 feet and then just kick the nose back into alignment and touchdown. On the other hand, I don't think this is really a good technique for new or even just inexperienced pilots because with high winds it gets real easy to make a +/- 5 foot mistake and either float off the runway center line or touchdown in the crab. Both are challenging, but I still like the slip.

[rdelaney9984]

Thats pretty ballsy landing in 20G28 without using any crosswind landing techniques. Perfect way to side load the airplane.

[verificationer]

AWE~~SOME