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Groundhog Day at Alton Bay

Photographic Logbook

A NOTAM closing Alton Bay was still active until 7:00 am that morning. As expected, the NOTAM closing the ice runway did expire and no new notification replaced it. An approaching cold front from the west was forecast to bring wind, turbulence, and snow with it that afternoon. I took my own advice and slept until 7:00 am.

Runway 89
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Mastering Crosswind Landings (A Step-by-Step Guide)

Pilot Institute

Your ailerons and rudder will be neutral once you’re in the crab position. Simultaneously, we apply ailerons opposite the rudder input. The ailerons control our lateral position over the runway. We use just enough aileron input to prevent the aircraft from drifting downwind. We call this de-crabbing.