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Old January 9th 06, 08:07 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default SEL 'FIRM' landings


Jay Honeck wrote:
1) In any choice situation, take the crosswind from the right. Be
especially wary of left crosswinds. (I have not seen this published
anywhere)


Can you expand on that a bit, please?


I should have clarified the sentence & said for takeoffs only. It
already takes right rudder in a zero wind to compensate for the
rotating slipstream etc, but it takes still more right rudder for any
left crosswind. The result for me (C172M) is that a 10 knot left
crosswind is like a 20 knot right crosswind in terms of rudder-needs
and pucker factor.

Is this true in the Cherokees? It may not be so much so because of the
fixed nosewheel steer connection, although when the nose is raised it
has to be true.

NRP