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

Pilot Institute

In this article, we’ll cover all you need to know to confidently master crosswind landings. Key Takeaways Manage crosswind landing challenges using the crab and sideslip techniques. Plan for crosswind conditions with step-by-step procedures. The greater the crosswind, the steeper the aircraft’s bank into the wind.

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How to Read a METAR – Our Full Guide to Aviation Weather Reports

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Ideally, they try to land into a headwind, may tolerate crosswinds , and try to avoid significant tailwinds. Why it is important in a METAR Landing in a strong crosswind is a tricky business. The KT indicates that the scale used is knots (an abbreviated term for nautical miles per hour ). The higher this number, the stronger the wind!

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Pilot Safety Simplified: Proficiency vs. Currency Explained

Pilot Institute

Here are the areas you should read up on: Landing irregularities : Information on crosswind landings will help you escape a tight situation and get back on the ground safely. At these heights, you could get into turbulence and gusty crosswinds. You need to show your ability to read weather charts and NOTAMs.

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Check the weather on your wrist with ForeFlight’s Apple Watch app

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The app allows you to check local weather and complement your preflight planning with favorite and nearby airport details like runways, NOTAMs, and much more. Here’s a quick look at how to install and use it on your watch.

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How to Make a Perfect Soft Field Landing Every Time

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Check NOTAMs Before departure, check the Notices to Air Missions (NOTAM) publication. You might find a NOTAM about your destination’s surface conditions. Don’t depend on NOTAMs to provide up-to-date information on soft field conditions. If the runway is too wet, it might be temporarily closed.

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Groundhog Day at Alton Bay

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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. In the descent, wind direction rotated counterclockwise until it became a direct southerly crosswind. "Wakey-Wakey, Eggs and Bakey" It almost did not happen.

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Any Traffic Please Advise? CTAF Pet Peeves

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NAFI NOTAMs #52 Any Traffic Please Advise? Since the wind for the longer runway at this airport was a light, direct crosswind, there were three directions in which the other aircraft could land, so my next question was "[Tail number], what runway are you going to use?"

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