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

Pilot Institute

Learn to avoid common mistakes during approach, roundout, touchdown, and rollout. We have two main challenges when performing crosswind landings: Staying aligned with the extended centerline on the approach. Touching down with the aircraft’s longitudinal axis aligned with the runway. We call this de-crabbing.

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Everything You Need To Know About Ailerons

Pilot Institute

Roll or bank is the aircrafts movement about its longitudinal axis. Since theyre located on opposing sides of the longitudinal axis, both ailerons need to move in the opposite directions to complement each others motion. This movement turns the aircraft about the longitudinal axis, making it enter a bank.

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