Hi Frode
Add airspeed for gusts. Otherwise just nail the appropriate numbers.
Get the aircraft's momentum pointed right down the center of the runway; it
wants to stay that way.
Coordinated flight in the approach, slip in the flare.
Since I've been driving a P Baron (120 knot approach, 105 knots over the
numbers) it doesn't matter much.
But I have flown a 172 in 35 knot winds without incident. Or much pleasure.
Blue skies.
H.
N502TB


"Frode Berg" wrote in message
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Hi!

The other day I was flying in to Haugesund Karmoy (ENHD) on the west coast
of Norway.
The wind was 17 kts with 27 kts gust 30 degrees down the runway.
I was flying an Arrow 180 with the old herskey bar wings. Normally final
approach is done at 90 mph. However, in this wind I put on between 10-15
extra knots for safety.
It worked out well, although the long final was interesting to say the
least....the plane was jumping around madly, but never too scary, just
glad
I was alone in the plane without any scared passenger....
About 50 feet over ground, the riot calmed down, and landing was a non
event. However, the crosswind component was still evident, so I landed in
a
slip to compensate.

What do you other guys do in such a situation? Just put son some more
speed
and fly "normal", or do you still keep the numbers? (not such a good idea
considering the gusts...)

Frode
P28R-180
LN-LMR