Plane and Pilot
DECEMBER 16, 2024
You might ask what happens with crosswind landings when you take away rudder authority. Flight Design rates the F2 with the same 16-knot demonstrated crosswind component as the previous CTs. Our flight was absent any crosswind, so its hard to know how the rudder/nosewheel gearing would work under those conditions.
Air Facts
MARCH 10, 2025
If you don’t know which is which, and don’t how to apply magnetic variation, how can you figure out the crosswind youre confronting on your landing? When are winds reported as true, and when are they reported as magnetic? Winds on the surface, and winds at altitude: both concepts are covered in the nav-log lesson.
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