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Crosswind landings
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 1:33 pm
by powerfly
I have used my video a number of times for students to recognise the dangers of too slow approach to land in a crosswind in a microlight. See the link below
https://youtu.be/4GXh-icESho
Re: Crosswind landings
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 4:53 pm
by Madman
Re: Crosswind landings
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 8:26 am
by nicow
Wow,

thanks for the nice clip!!!

Re: Crosswind landings
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 11:52 am
by Biggles
I doubt that would have go so well if they were landing on a paved runway. I am glad morningstar has the gravel run off areas now. I put down on that with a crosswind allowing the undercarrage to pull straight before getting onto the paved surface.
Re: Crosswind landings
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 5:39 pm
by Bundy
Tar/paved surfaces will punish that badly....
If there's grass/gravel alongside without obstacles...use it....much more forgiving!
Its good to get up into some wind sometimes...keeps the skills where they need to be.
In these conditions I come in flat....plenty speed and fly the aerie onto the deck. Keep the nose wheel in the air and bleed the speed once you rolling...
It's a good idea to make your first approach a "look see"....gives you a much better idea on the surface conditions...without the stress of "actually landing"?
2nd approach and landing will be much better as you know what to expect....
