A new direction for an old thread: Crosswind landings

T o d d P a t t i s t wrote:

However, your yaw string will NOT be straight when you apply
rudder to line up and you will NOT be in coordinated
flight.


Got me. But then, who looks at the yaw string during the flare anyway?

BTW: I know that in the US, you make a difference about "forward" and
"side" slip. How would this one be called? Maybe an "inertia induced
wing level straight forward slip"? :-)

I'd like to emphasize that I usually land in a crosswind
pretty much as you are describing, I fly coordinated until


Thank you, Todd. Makes me sleep better. :-)

Stefan