in article fBXrb.164593$HS4.1334282@attbi_s01, Gary Mishler at
wrote on 11/10/03 6:13 PM:


"Kobra" wrote in message
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Do I fly?! Don't be a wise ass...why do you think they call it
"weathervaning"? What does a weathervane do? It turns the "weathervane"
into the relative wind. An airplane is a weathervane too and the wind can
and does turn an airplane into the relative wind. Definition:
"weathervaning".


As others have pointed out, it's only "weathervaning" if the aircraft is in
contact with the ground the same as a weathervane on a building.

This begins to make more sense out of my own experience with weathervaning.
I had a rather "interesting" encounter with it while practicing crosswind
landings during my training. My aileron and rudder correction were perfect
all the way to touchdown. But after landing, I failed to maintain the same
or greater level of correction, and the airplane began to move in an
alarming direction (into the wind). In fact, I believe my exact words were
"Whoa!". Lucky for me, the runway was 150 feet wide.