by "Stubby" <William.Plummer*NO*SPAM*@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Mar 12, 2008 at 04:22 PM
A B-52 pilot told me part of the approach setup was to dial in the right
angle for the landing gear so a crab would be possible while the plane was
rolling straight down the runway.
"Kobra" <kobra@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Jim Carter" <jim.carter@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> > 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?
> >
> > Even in a single, why don't we see more forward slips to a landing
instead
> > of crab, kick, and pray?
>
> I see no reason to pray. There's little difference in out come with the
> crab technique or the forward slip. One you put the plane in a slip
early
> and keep constant control pressures thru-out your approach and the other
you
> put the plane in a crab, relax your control inputs and put the plane in
a
> slip in the last 10 seconds or so. Either the plane has enough rudder
> authority or it doesn't in either situation. Neither is superior IMO
and
> definitely neither makes one a super pilot over the other. Seems to be
> personal preference.
>
> If you are proficient at one of these techniques you've got it covered.
I
> don't think that there is any situation when one of these crosswind
landing
> techniques is the preferred and only safe way to land over the other.
>
> Kobra
>
>
