"Jim Carter" <jim.carter@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message =
news:jAjBj.15285$0o7.14324@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Watching the videos of the heavies crabbing to a landing in high cross =
winds
> prompts me to ask: why don't they use asymmetrical thrust instead of
> kicking it straight in the flare?
>=20
> Even in a single, why don't we see more forward slips to a landing =
instead
> of crab, kick, and pray?
>=20
> Have these techniques gone the way of the steam gauges?
>
You want to rethink that a little, Jim?
How would asymmetrical thrust align the aircraft with the runway?
Also, forward slips are used to lose altitude. Sideslips compensate =
crosswinds.
But to answer that question anyway, neither steam gauges nor sideslips =
are gone.
I use both of them in my light twin, except that I try to keep my =
transition from
crab to slip reasonably smooth, and combined with my pre-landing flare.
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