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Post subject: Crosswind landing in a C177RG Posted: 13 Jan 2018, 00:37 |
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Joined: 04/29/13 Posts: 705 Post Likes: +476
Aircraft: C177RG, ATOS-VR
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I have a fun landing at KMEV (Minden NV) today. Winds 24 gusting to 32, 60 degrees left crossing. Watch the fun here: https://youtu.be/ZATIuPoLbUcVince N4NV
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Post subject: Re: Crosswind landing in a C177RG Posted: 13 Jan 2018, 09:54 |
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Joined: 09/02/09 Posts: 8415 Post Likes: +8303 Company: OAA Location: Oklahoma City - PWA/Calistoga KSTS
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You made it look easy! I had similar winds in a 172 RG on my commercial check ride a few years ago. I remember the plane shaking like a scared dog when we got in. Thought I might get failed for poor ADM as soon as I started the engine! But I found takeoffs and landings weren't especially challenging but taxiing was not easy. Nice to know you can do it when you need to. Thanks for a great video.
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Post subject: Re: Crosswind landing in a C177RG Posted: 13 Jan 2018, 11:40 |
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Joined: 04/29/13 Posts: 705 Post Likes: +476
Aircraft: C177RG, ATOS-VR
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Username Protected wrote: Why did you slip it instead of crab? In my mind, the crab puts you in a better aerodynamic position to go around. Slipping all the way in nothing has to change, the controls are the same all the way to touchdown. Crab and kick you have to change from no slip to slip at the last second or risk skidding sideways on touchdown. Airliners crab and kick because they don't want to risk plopping down on one main. Vince
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Post subject: Re: Crosswind landing in a C177RG Posted: 13 Jan 2018, 13:50 |
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Joined: 01/29/09 Posts: 4693 Post Likes: +2403 Company: retired corporate mostly Location: Chico,California KCIC/CL56
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Quote: Slipping all the way in nothing has to change, the controls are the same all the way to touchdown. Also, if you can't keep aligned in flight, in the slip, there is no way you can keep it aligned when you flare to land. Lets you know if there will be enough rudder authority, if you run out of rudder in flight....maybe try landing diagonally on the runway. Or another runway! It will be uncomfortable for passengers, but you can crab most of the way then transition.
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soloed in a land of Superhomers/1959 Cessna 150, retired with Proline 21/ CJ4.
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Post subject: Re: Crosswind landing in a C177RG Posted: 13 Jan 2018, 21:10 |
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Joined: 04/16/08 Posts: 742 Post Likes: +631 Location: Nevada City, CA
Aircraft: Baron 55 w/550s
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It appeared to me that you had plenty more left aileron available...probably had reasonable margin left.
You did it right, that's for sure.
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