Graeme Cant wrote:
Eric Greenwell wrote:
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After a while, found I preferred a side-slip to a crab;

So do I. Much more fun. but I do it in Cezznas, not my ASW20.

even so, I still use some crab in a strong crosswind.


I think that makes my point. Very sensible with 18 metres of floppy
Schleicher wing to keep dust-free.

My 18 meter Schleicher (ASH 26 E) doesn't have a floppy wing like my ASW
20 C did. I start using crab when I"m close to full rudder in the
side-slip, which can happen in strong cross winds. The low wing still
seems sufficiently high at that point, but I don't have a measurement
for the angle it makes with the ground.

Regardless, it's very rare that I've had to land where the height of the
grass or bushes was a concern. If I routinely landed where the wing tips
were over 20"-30" high grass, perhaps I'd be using a crab instead.
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