Do you crab or forward slip in X wind landings

I used to slip the B-727 all the way to touchdown...

On 2/26/2017 1:48 PM, Tango Eight wrote:
On Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 3:00:40 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 1:25:53 PM UTC-5, Tango Eight wrote:
This thread is more interesting that I would have guessed. I thought standard practice was to teach both. That's what we did when I was a student pilot. Crabbing was emphasized as the better technique for managing larger cross winds (and we students figured it out, just fine).

It's obvious to any pilot proficient with both slips and crabbing approaches that the cross wind limits of the crabbing approach are vastly higher than what you can manage with slipping alone. About 50%, I'd reckon.

see also: Peter Schiff, The Proficient Pilot.

best,
Evan Ludeman / T8
I teach both but find most end up preferring slip. I do insist on slip when teaching in the Cub. My airplane- my rules.
UH
In high wing tail dragger powered airplanes, I think we all slip. And if we can't manage with a slip, it's time to find another runway! Schiff's advocacy for crabbing was mostly for low wing tri geared things (up to / including 777, lol).

-Evan

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Dan, 5J