On Jul 13, 3:31*pm, Orval Fairbairn
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeNNULCL4Mw

I was to go with a friend as I had not flown with him since he getting
his PPL

Winds were above his Xwind limits so I told him grab a CFI to
experience what I considered rather mild crosswinds. *I told him I
wouldn't be comfortable from the right seat and I am not a CFI but
today was certainly a flyable day. *So he called his brother who is a
CFI.

It would be interesting to hear what others would have done on the
first landing.

My "Howard Cosell" in the action commentary is in the video.

First of all, if I were landing in a strong crosswind, I would NOT use
full flaps! They aggravate weathervaning and potential loss of control.

I would also carry an extra 10 mph to add controllability.

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I definitely agree with the lesser flaps myself as I do that in my
Sundowner (most of the time 70 knots on final and 10 degrees of flaps
for me).

Pilot after the flight said he was doing 70 over the numbers. Dunno,
kinda hard to judge airspeed from the outside, but he sure looked fast
to me.