Cessna 150 Crosswind Landing at Shoreham

Keith lands our C150 in a xwind using wing down technique. A little bit gusty on approach with some sink on short final. Filmed at Shoreham airport UK.

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• C150
• Crosswind
• Cessna
• 150
• Landing
• EGKA
• Shoreham

[harryfaber]

Nicely flown. My 'crosswind landing' at Shoreham was coming in from the other end. Rightly or wrongly, I used the 'nose into wind' technique. (Adjusting the angle on descent) I survived.

Good to discuss the relative merits of the different techniques.

[Almost150]

@harryfaber Indeed - I favour the "wing down" technique, I find there is no last min guesses as when to straighten close to the ground. With wing down the controls are already in the correct position and the sense of satisfaction landing the upwind wheel down first under control, lowering onto the other main wheel and then finally gently lowering onto the nosewheel is immense. If you were on 02 with a crosswind from the east, you would have had some turb on short final from the hangars too :-)

[malverngeneral]

No crosswind in the last 20 feet--get real!

[Almost150]

Mmm wind reported by tower as 240 Degrees at 15kts on runway 20. So you think theres no croswind? Oh dear :-)

[samraarvin]

@Almost150 he doen't know that when u slip your nose is lined with the runway. if you play too much fsx and now one tells you how to slip, one will think that crab is only way to counter wind. Nice landing, by the way and actually i got checked out for 15 knots crosswind today. and I like to slip too.

[harryfaber]

@Almost150 Both of my 'powered' instructors prefer the 'wing down' technique, but I was taught 'nose into wind' at a gliding school many years ago, and on the day coming into Shoreham, the 'voices in my head' were talking me down safely, adjusting for the reduction in wind strength as I got closer to the ground.

Cant remember the wind speed & direction, but it was close to 'on limits'

[stealhty1]

@malverngeneral no way, even boeing 777 will have to manuver

real good to handle that kind of cross wind

[stealhty1]

@malverngeneral wind greadient disminish with altitude

but theres always some x wind remaing

[hew44]

Thats just a suggestion though, but realistically, if the winds are too far over that, it gets to a point that the airplane cant take it. regardless of who's flying it.

[barbour112]

Idiot.

[stranded170]

Considering that's probably greater than the maximum demonstrated crosswind in the 150, I'd say it would be a stupid decision to send a student on a solo in it, unless you have really great insurance.

I thought it was a good video and a good landing.

[malverngeneral]

Oh dear yes--thats about 9kts in the sock and 5kts in the flare. When I instructed in the Shetlands 30 years ago we never sent anybody first solo with less than a 15kt crosswind, before they built the westerley runway.Find your self a 35kt 90 degree crosswind then you will know what a croswind is!