Do you crab or forward slip in X wind landings
On Saturday, February 25, 2017 at 1:04:02 PM UTC-8, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
Do you crab or forward slip landing in x-winds and why? When I was taught how to fly an airplane the crab method was used when I transitioned to gliders my instructor emphasized forward slip over crab. Years later I have established my procedures, but I thought this might be a useful discussion for newer pilots.
Wouldn't that be a "side slip" since the glider's fuselage is aligned with the runway (hopefully) while the windward wing is a little low?
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