"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message ink.net...
"Gene Whitt" wrote in message
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Barry, et all,
We had not had the 25 knot crosswinds that he had on the day of his
checkride. I teach all landings as though they are crosswinds.
Same techniques apply, keep nose straight with rudder correct drift
with
wing low.

gene

et al;
(as Gene says for a general post picking up on something

I agree totally with this concept and wish all instructors did the same.
A landing is a landing.....and right from the gitgo, the student should
be aware that the airplane is flown at all times in existing conditions,
NOT in expected conditions that require different techniques. It's all
one big scenario up there, and it's a constantly changing scenario.
Treating crosswind landings as a separate and unique issue IN THE
AIRPLANE is counter productive to proper understanding.
I would encourage having the student study cross wind technique and it's
application in the landing equation, and be prepared for those
conditions by all means, but once in the airplane, all landings should
be considered as an event taking place in whatever wind conditions are
being encountered in real time during the approach.
The sooner students begin treating landings this way the sooner they
will understand the REAL world the airplane is in, and their
relationship to the airplane in this world.
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired
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This is exactly how my instructor is teaching landings. He taught me
crosswind technique (wing low to stop the drift, rudder to line up
with the runway) and said "You'll use some amount of this technique on
every landing you do." In my limited experience I have to agree that
it's easier to view all landings as varying applications of these
techniques rather than "Oh! A crosswind, what do I do now?"

John S.