Flying Magazine

MAY 1, 2025

There are a lot of performance metrics in aviation, and one of them is crosswind component. In training airplanes such as the Cessna 172, you will find a notation of the “demonstrated crosswind” with the caveat “not a limitation.” Those are used by our customers, the airlines.”

Crosswind

Flexair

JULY 17, 2025

The complexity of crosswind landings comes from the need to maintain runway alignment, or centerline, while counteracting the sideways drift caused by winds pushing you to the side. Landing with a crosswind is one of the trickier skills many pilots take the longest to perfect.

Crosswind

Fear of Landing

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

A poster on PPRuNe asked about the landing conditions: Is it pretty much standard for operators of this particular aircraft type in the UK to land in 35 knot crosswinds on 1800m wet runways? They came down crabbing, a technique used to counteract the effect of the crosswind. The responses were characteristically blunt.

Crosswind

Flight Training Central

MAY 26, 2025

One of the most valuable skills a pilot can develop, crosswind landings demand precise control and sound technique. Here we’ll highlight the various maneuvers you’ll practice during your flight training and be expected to demonstrate during your Private Pilot checkride.

Crosswind

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

After a four-day ferry journey, the B-17 arrived there on October 22, with a brief diversion to Redmond, Oregon, due to high crosswinds. (Photo by Mike Lambert) The disassembly work for Yankee Lady will be undertaken by the Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, Oregon.

Ferry Flight

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 12, 2025

The main landing gear featured a swiveling trailing link design to allow landings in a crab, a simple version of the crosswind crab system in the mighty B-52 Stratofortress. In a crosswind, you fly an Ercoupe down the runway with whatever crab angle you need to track the centerline and let the gear figure it out upon touchdown.

Rudder

Aerotime

MAY 28, 2025

Deutsche Aircraft Also, in terms of adaptability, Deutsche Aircraft states that the type will be able to operate from short and narrow runways, sloped runways, hot and high operating conditions, paved and unpaved surfaces, and in strong crosswinds.

Runway

Ask Captain Lim

JULY 13, 2025

Pilots must align the aircraft perfectly, control speed and safely touch down, often while dealing with crosswinds. Weather too plays a pivotal role; low visibility may require an Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach, where the plane follows radio signals to the runway. Landing is the most skill-intensive part.

Pilot

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Crosswind Calculations in Areas with High Variation Variation, the difference between the magnetic and true heading, is not a constant the world over. You might think that you are landing into a headwind (preferable) when you might be facing a significant crosswind! Want to know about crosswinds? The end result?

Runway

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 15, 2025

Unfortunately, strong crosswinds delayed the test flight, and the display was cancelled the day prior. There had been high hopes that the newly acquired Avro Anson Mk.I OO-ANS/K6183 (formerly ZK-RRA/MH120), restored in New Zealand by Bill Reid and now operated by RAF Squadron Czechoslovakia, would make its European display debut.

Crosswind

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Anyone who’s tried to enter a sideslip during a crosswind landing with a twist grip knows how hard it is. Mid-Tier The MFG Crosswind pedals are twice the price of the Logitech pedals, but they are a significant step up in quality. The Crosswinds use Hall sensors for both rudder and brakes, making them very precise.

Rudder

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 14, 2025

With weather conditions unfavorable at Coningsby, the Lancaster was deployed to RAF Waddington on 2nd May, where the crosswind direction allowed for safe flying. A minor issue with the elevator trim was addressed, and a second air test on 1st May confirmed the Lancaster was ready for its important role.

Crosswind

Pilot Institute

JUNE 9, 2025

Wind correction is critical, especially crosswind drift on the outbound leg. The crosswind component. Crosswind Component You’ll have noticed we have referenced ‘course’ a fair bit when discussing holds. The course you fly will be affected by the crosswind component, and it is vital that you fly it accurately in the hold.

Airplanes

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Crosswind Landings : Learning no-flap crosswind landings can help improve aircraft control in high-wind conditions. This is important because crosswinds can make it difficult to control the aircraft at low speeds, so a no-flaps landing can teach you how to land with a higher approach speed.

Pilot

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Obviously a strong crosswind can impact a planes stability. Based on what we know so far, its impossible to even make sense of what might have happened here. One wonders how exactly a plane could flip over on landing.

Knot

Pilot Institute

MARCH 19, 2025

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!

Weather

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

As at higher altitudes, the vortex movement near the ground is affected by crosswinds. Crosswinds can push the downwind vortex into your approach path. Pilots need to keep this behavior in mind as theyre likely to encounter these vortices while theyre on approach or during departure.

Turbulence

Professional Pilot

MAY 7, 2025

A pproaching the threshold, the flying pilot was trying to keep the wings level in the gusty crosswind. Gust factors are normally applied to crosswind landings, and, indeed, LLWS may be directional and involve crosswinds. If not recognized quickly, it can lead to incorrect pilot inputs and loss of control.

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Air Facts

MAY 14, 2025

After closing the speed brakes and raising the gear and flaps, I turned crosswind at the departure end. As he turned crosswind, I added, Lets see if you can do something close to what I just showed you. As he lifted off from a touch-and-go, I shook the control stick and said, Ive got the jet. Then I shook the stick.

AGL

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Rudder pedals help manage yaw, which keeps the aircraft aligned during turns or crosswinds. The yoke, which resembles a steering wheel, is used to control the planes pitch (up and down movement) and roll (side-to-side tilting). The throttle controls engine power, determining your speed and altitude adjustments.

Weather

Air Facts

MAY 19, 2025

Each flight added new layers of understandingthe way morning fog clings to river valleys, how afternoon thermals dance over mountains, the particular way crosswinds speak to the wings. The logbook’s precise columns document the quantifiable journeyhundreds of landings across dozens of states, from grass strips to major airports.

Crosswind

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The last thing you want is to be fighting a nasty crosswind while demonstrating a challenging performance landing to your examiner, for instance. It is up to you to make a go-no-go decision, so make a wise one. Base this decision on your personal minimums, and consider lowering those minimums a bit for check ride day.

Federal Aviation Regulations

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 3, 2025

These aircraft have lower crosswind limitations and are more affected by gusts and wind shear. A windsock can become your main source of real-time wind information, especially when your aircraft radio equipment is unavailable or malfunctions. More Safety Private Pilots usually fly lighter aircraft that are more sensitive to wind.

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Northstar VFR

MARCH 30, 2025

On theupwind leg, expect slower groundspeed and shallow the bank angle when turning your crosswind. Use a crab angle again on the crosswind leg to track straight. Mastering these skills will help you fly better in the traffic pattern, navigate more effectively, and handle crosswind landings with confidence.

Groundspeed

Plane and Pilot

APRIL 1, 2025

I turned crosswind and attempted to shallow the climb. This time, I pulled out some power as I transitioned to the crosswind leg. I resisted pulling power back, knowing I needed to get to a safer altitude. Adrenaline coursed through my veins, and every sense was tuned to the heartbeat of the small new airplane. My shirt was wet.

Runway

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 29, 2025

You’ll start by learning the basics of the crosswind, downwind, base and final legs, for the times you plan to stay “in the traffic pattern” when practicing multiple takeoffs and landings.

Crosswind

WayMan

APRIL 17, 2025

Improved judgment: Reacting confidently to shifting or crosswind conditions. At Wayman College of Aeronautics, this is one of many practical tools taught in our hands-on pilot training courses, where students learn: Risk management: Avoiding gusty or unfavorable wind conditions.

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 12, 2025

Whenever aircraft encounter crosswinds, the most noticeable impact is felt in yaw. Thats because the tail has a large vertical surface that catches a lot of crosswind. Unwanted yaw can come from crosswinds, as mentioned earlier, or from the ailerons as adverse yaw. It provides yaw control.

Torque

Aerotime

MAY 6, 2025

Pilots find it easy to fly, especially in crosswinds, though some mention its tendency to wallow in turbulent air due to its wing design. In 2025, it’s one of the few cheap airplanes that routinely lists under $20,000. The Ercoupe’s unique design, lacking rudder pedals, offers a distinctive flying experience.

Rudder

Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 13, 2025

Struggling with Crosswind Landings The Mistake: Many student pilots struggle with crosswind landings due to incorrect rudder use or improper control inputs. How to Avoid It: Practice crosswind landings regularly with your instructor in varying conditions. Recommended Video: FAA Crosswind Landing Tutorial 8.

Pilot

Air Facts

MAY 26, 2025

2) Crosswinds: Most Bahamian runways are oriented north-south, but prevailing winds are east-west. Be comfortable with crosswind landings. In the Out Islands, expect prices similar to the Keys, plus 10% VAT, 5% credit card fees, and VAT on those feesbringing total cost near $10/gal. Dont expect email replies; texts are hit or miss.

Crosswind

Flying Magazine

JUNE 23, 2025

The AIM says that, when possible, the ditching heading should be parallel to the swell, which might mean a crosswind landing. This is easy to see from many elevated places along the Pacific coast, but may be hard to observe on the water or a beach.

Pilot

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

They just keep the wings level, and the aircraft will simply drift with the wind if its experiencing any significant crosswind. Wing Leveler autopilots have no idea what the aircrafts intended heading is. The elevator and rudder control are left to the pilot.

Aileron

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

Working hard not to overcontrol the airplane with my feet, and the slightest touch of right aileron to counteract a 20-knot crosswind, I brought the power in and rotated at 80. Waghorn laughed and said as soon as youre stabilized, full power, and lets try again, now that you see what Im talking about.

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 5, 2025

An additional point of emphasis for pilots flying in is that the runway sits in an east-west orientation and often has a crosswind, caused by north-blowing winds. While well maintained, the surface has a slight slope, and as a result there is no line of sight between the two ends.

Runway

Air Facts

MARCH 5, 2025

At the departure end of the runway, he turned crosswind and continued to the outside downwind, approximately two miles west of the inside downwind. from an unsafe approach. Ali executed a normal go-around, closing the speed brakes, and raising the gear and flaps.

Pilot

Air Facts

APRIL 9, 2025

Its easy to imagine reading the NTSB report about an influencer on YouTube or Instagram who crashed while livestreaming on final approach (Can I land in a 40-knot crosswind? Weve all seen itnow imagine it on short final with Starlink. Ride along and find out!). Kids these days, right?

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