Crosswind Drag Final Approach 
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. Better situational awareness.
Air Facts
MARCH 5, 2025
The power reduction, the induced drag of the level turn (2 Gs necessary to maintain level flight), and the parasitic drag of the speed-brakes slows the aircraft below the gear-limiting speed of 240 knots. With gusting winds, one half of the gust factor is added to the final approach and touchdown speeds (e.g.,
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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. Add half the gust factor to final approach and touchdown speeds. The G-loading and added drag slowed us below the gear limit speed (240 KIAS). He shook the stick in reply: Youve got the airplane. Gusty winds?
Flight Training Central
MAY 13, 2025
Flying any speed other than best glide speed during a power-off approach will result in what? Best glide speed is only effective in strong crosswinds. On the base leg before turning to final, what action should you take if you appear to be too low? A forward slip creates high drag which produces a high rate of descent.
Pilot's Life Blog
JANUARY 5, 2025
Approach speeds typically range from 80 to 90 knots depending on weight and flap settings, while full flaps are often used to provide the necessary lift during landing. The aircrafts landing gear is retractable, which must be extended during the final approach. The final approach is a delicate balance of power, pitch, and speed.
AV Web
JANUARY 22, 2025
Most accounts point outcorrectlyhow decisions about spacing and glide path management, and even whether it was wise to hold the pick-up game contest in winds that caused cancellation of a larger, planned STOL Drag event, may have contributed to this crash. Yet all indications are he succumbed to a simple stall on final approach.
Pilot's Life Blog
JUNE 18, 2025
Landing gear is also retracted as the aircraft gains altitude to reduce drag and improve climb performance. Pilots must be ready to initiate a go-around if the conditions deteriorate below safe limits during final approach. Pilots must comply promptly to ensure the orderly flow of traffic.
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