A new direction for an old thread: Crosswind landings

On 24 Feb 2005 09:33:40 -0800, wrote:


The most succinct advice I've seen in this thread is "Geez, just do
it!" My sentiments exactly. But not very helpful for a confused pilot.
Wouldn't we prefer that new pilots apply knowledge rather than muscle
memory?

Well... I've got a couple to thousands flights, most of them as
instructor. But I have to admit that I'm being very confused over this
discussion. I gave up trying to follow the more technical aspects
(like these forward slips and sideslips.. lol. How glad I am that this
difference doesn't exists in the German language.).

Why make things more difficult than they are? In my opinion this
thread is beating a dead horse.

Of course it's essential for a student pilot to know his basics - but
why tell them about all aspects of a topic if they only need to know
some "how-to" 's?
For most things there's more than one way to accomplish them, but it's
not required to know all of them, don't you agree?



I pointed out at the top of this thread that it is confusing to tell a
pilot that he can either "crab" or "side slip" on crosswind final. It
gives the impression that these are two separate maneuvers that produce
similar effects. And that used together, their effects are somehow
additive. They are neither similar nor additive. We should find a way
to clear this up and make it part of our methodolgy for introducing and
practicing crosswind landings.

Simple. Teach the guys to grab and use their rudder during the flare.
Period.
Seems to work like a charm for *any* glider on my side of the pond
which is by far the majority of the gliders in the world.
very big grin.



Bye
Andreas