Northstar VFR
MARCH 30, 2025
Make sure you're at the recommended altitude (600-1,000 feet AGL) per ACS guidelines. Maintain 600-1,000 feet AGL. Maintain 600-1,000 feet AGL. On theupwind leg, expect slower groundspeed and shallow the bank angle when turning your crosswind. Use a crab angle again on the crosswind leg to track straight.
Air Facts
MARCH 5, 2025
For example, describing a Cuban eight maneuver would involve such writing as, enter the (in Farsi , R-L), Cuban eight (in English, L-R), maneuver no lower than (in Farsi , R-L), 10,000 AGL (in English, L-R), at a minimum of (in Farsi , R-L), 450 knots (in English, L-R). Watching such scribbling could make ones head spin!
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Air Facts
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
” What about the old fashioned midfield crosswind, which many of us grew up flying? That, more than anything, explains the growing popularity of the teardrop: the traditional midfield crosswind is pretty hard to pull off with six airplanes in the pattern. The AFH is not the final word on traffic patterns.
Flying Magazine
MAY 15, 2024
If utilizing Runway 17 with left traffic, the crosswind turn will be heading 080, downwind 350, base 260, etc. VFR to MVFR…then 2 miles visibility and a ceiling of 1,200 feet agl. Then the CFI should increase the winds so they are 10 knots (or more) above the demonstrated crosswind component. What could go wrong?
Flight Training Central
MARCH 4, 2024
The airplane will be flown at 1,000’ AGL parallel to and at an equal distance from the field boundaries – about ½ – ¾ miles from the boundary as you would fly a traffic pattern. As the airplane turns onto the following base leg, the tailwind will decrease and becomes a crosswind.
Northstar VFR
DECEMBER 9, 2023
But something I’ve noticed through my teaching is that a lot of students aren't taught when to turn their crosswind after takeoff. In 4-3-3 of the AIM, it discusses the proper altitude to make your initial turn into the crosswind. I’ve heard many pilots state that they always turn crosswind at 500 feet.
Flight Training Central
JANUARY 1, 2024
Seek the Crosswind Practice crosswind landings whenever the opportunity exists. At airports with multiple runways choose the one with the most crosswind if traffic permits. Practice for this by climbing to a safe altitude (3000 ft AGL) at Vy and retard the throttle.
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