Excuse me... I slip for crosswind correction on final, rather than crab
(wich I assume is to correct the wind with heading; sorry, english is not my
native language).
I find it more effective as the fuselage is already aligned with the runway,
and a more elegant manouevre as well.
I live in Spain. Does it count as Europe?
A lot of people does it here. I teach both methods, being crab easier to
grasp at the beggining, slipping more effective and elegant when the student
becomes proficient, IMHO.

Jose M. Alvarez.
ASW-24 'BR'

At 12:30 21 February 2005, Bert Willing wrote:
Additionally, if you don't crab to stay centered during
final, you stalling
speed will be higher. I never saw anybody slipping
for wind correction in a
glider in Europe...

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Bert Willing

ASW20 'TW'