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Twenty thousand views. For a Short. About a crosswind landing at Elstree.

I genuinely didn't see that coming.

And for the pedantic it wasn't a 25 knot cross wind. It was below the demostrated cross wind limit for my 172. So no need to write to the CAA. again.

If you need to know how to calculate a crosswind, then ask your instructor.

Crosswind landings are probably the thing I get asked about most. Student pilots are terrified of them. Newly qualified pilots are terrified of them. I actually like them. I think. Crabbing in and then bashing the pedals at the right time to straighten up. It's a bit like stearing a boat across a river. Fun if you get it right. expensive on tires if you don't. I'm still not comfortable with the dropping wing method, It still seems to be counter intuative digging the wing into the ground... but 20000 views cannot be wrong!!

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