Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

There was a nice crosswind, and I demonstrated landing on a concrete expansion joint, offset from the runway centerline. The plan was to shoot an instrument landing system (ILS) at the military airport next door, but clearance delivery told us they were landing the other direction. I could tell that this had the CFI’s full attention.

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Pitot Tube Approach Aileron Instrument Landing System 81

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

This can greatly impact landing performance and obstacle clearance. Will you need a crosswind correction? Not Applying Crosswind Controls Directional control becomes difficult when proper technique isn’t applied during crosswind conditions. Crosswind Landings Short-field landings teach you to fly slowly and precisely.

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

I requested permission to land, and received a clearance to land “any runway, any direction, any time.” I chose runway 14 (the UGN crosswind runway) and the crash and resuce vehicles moved onto the adjacent taxiway. There was no one else on the taxiways or in the airspace.

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Pilot Descent Runway Crosswind 98

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Follow procedures when requesting an SVFR clearance or departing a non-towered airport. Crosswind leg: You turn 90 degrees to the upwind leg, flying perpendicular to the runway. You can contact Flight Service, but they cannot give you an SVFR clearance. Runway incursions are caused by lapses in awareness and communication.

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Pilot Institute

AUGUST 9, 2024

The hold has to be performed within this area to ensure obstacle and traffic clearance. Time to expect further clearance. If there is a left crosswind, your heading will be less than 174. Inversely, if you have a right crosswind, your heading will be more than 174. The direction of the hold. The inbound course.

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VOR Pilot Crosswind Approach 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Less-than-ideal conditions may mean a shift in lesson plan from a cross-country to an opportunity to perfect crosswind technique. In a crosswind landing , calling for a go-around when the downwind drift first begins only teaches the student one thing: Obey the instructor. No training block should ever be cast in stone. 1 priority.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Less-than-ideal conditions may mean a shift in lesson plan from a cross-country to an opportunity to perfect crosswind technique. In a crosswind landing , calling for a go-around when the downwind drift first begins only teaches the student one thing: Obey the instructor. No training block should ever be cast in stone. 1 priority.

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Runway Wind Shear Crosswind Ceiling 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Off Sodus, I briefly leveled at 2,500 feet to remain visual until I received my instrument clearance from Rochester Approach. Fortunately, the clearance was a simple one that morning because I was absurdly tongue tied while talking to Rochester. This airport is a mere 1.4 Must be the bootlegger's strip.

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Air Facts

APRIL 10, 2024

And then the landing near Palm Springs when I became a test pilot for the 182RG crosswind component. I was beginning to make small mistakes when copying clearances or even remembering frequencies-an incorrect digit, a readback that faltered or wasn’t perfect. It hasn’t been all McGee touch the face of God poetry.

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

The app includes 65 airports and hundreds of potential scenarios, so you can practice getting an IFR clearance at a Class D airport, talking to tower at a Class C airport, or making position reports at a non-towered airport. PlaneEnglish This training app offers a variety of scenarios to learn and perfect your aviation communication skills.

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Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Low-wing aircraft, such as the Piper PA-28, provide better ground clearance and handling in crosswinds. High-wing aircraft, like the Cessna 172, offer better downward visibility and are more stable in turbulence. Both types teach essential flying skills, but preference often depends on student comfort and school availability.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

I filed IFR , mostly so that I could get the altitude I wanted without having to worry about cloud clearances, and so if some little squirt cumulus popped up, I could blast through it or just nick the side of it. Kentland has a 4,000-foot runway, east/west, with a crosswind straight out of the north.

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Photographic Logbook

JULY 6, 2024

Long story short, when I received my clearance that evening, it was to my originally intended BELTS waypoint.) dove for pattern altitude, and managed the noise sensitive areas around the airport as best we could by entering the pattern on a midfield crosswind for runway 33. We cancelled IFR (but kept the squawk!),

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Professional Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

That day would be even more challenging because of a strong crosswind, but the companys CEO was bringing several important clients for a weekend of skiing at the resort near the airport. Some approaches even require specialized pilot training to receive clearance. This often means encountering wicked and gusty crosswinds.

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Crosswind Weather Instrument Meteorological Conditions Runway 40

Photographic Logbook

JANUARY 25, 2025

Thaws, rain, snow, and strong crosswinds can temporarily close the airport. Gilead and I, both trailing Ed, ran into dramatically lowering visibility and requested pop-up IFR clearances. Despite its acclaim, the ephemeral airport leads a finicky existence. In 2023 and 2024, the ice never thickened sufficiently for it to open at all.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Combining the Gweduck’s advanced hull with its counter-rotating propellers means differential power allows crosswind water taxiing impossible in floatplanes along with higher hull-in-water taxiing speeds. “We A not so obvious advantage is taxiing.

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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. Given the need to preserve noggin-to-wing-spar clearance, its a smart but necessary solution. In this case, nothing.

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Airplanes Rudder Aileron Crosswind 98

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

Clear communication with air traffic control (ATC) is essential at this stage to receive landing clearance and avoid conflicts with other aircraft. Failing to anticipate gusts or crosswinds can make your landing unstable. ATC will guide you through altitude changes and provide necessary instructions for a safe arrival.

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