One Mile at a Time

MARCH 18, 2025

The aircraft came in to land on runway 22. Weather conditions werent good at all, with winds at the time reported as being at 22 knots, and gusting to 36 knots. Not only that, but there was quite a crosswind, as wind was blowing at a direction 40 degrees off the runway heading.

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Air Traffic Control Knot Runway Crosswind 90

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.

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Rudder Tail Crosswind Airplanes 105

WayMan

APRIL 17, 2025

These cone-shaped fabric tubes are mounted on poles near runways, helipads, and taxiways. Pilots use this visual cue to plan their runway approach and takeoff to ensure theyre flying into the winda practice that increases lift and aircraft control. Halfway extended (6 knots): Reflects a moderate breeze.

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Knot Runway Crosswind Pilot 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The RNAV approach to the 7,000-foot Runway 31 that snakes around from the Runway 4 extended centerline, loops past Citi Field, and rolls out on a tight-in final approach. I mentioned how rolling through the intersection on Runway 4 is allowed but frowned upon, effectively making the runway shorter if you want to follow custom.

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Runway Approach Knot Jet 70

Pilot Institute

JUNE 9, 2025

Pilots use holds for traffic delays, weather, emergencies, planning, or runway changes. Wind correction is critical, especially crosswind drift on the outbound leg. Runway Changes (or Closure) Where possible, airplanes normally like to land in the wind. Yep, those runway numbers do mean something. The crosswind component.

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Airplanes Crosswind Approach Knot 52

Air Facts

JULY 15, 2024

Though wind is reported using such simple numbers like 270@15G20, I’ve come to believe that 20 knots here is not always the same as 20 knots there. I did a checkride in 30 knot winds in the flatlands of Kansas, almost straight down the runway. Then came the landing in 20 knots in the Hill Country of Texas, west of Austin.

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Crosswind Knot Rudder Turbulence 98

Pilot Institute

MARCH 19, 2025

Pilots use METARs for flight safety, runway selection, and weather planning. The wind is from the south at 8 knots. The KT indicates that the scale used is knots (an abbreviated term for nautical miles per hour ). Ideally, they try to land into a headwind, may tolerate crosswinds , and try to avoid significant tailwinds.

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Weather Altimeter Runway NOTAMs 84

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Find the crosswind component for Runway 36 if the reported wind direction is 320 at 12 knots. knots Correct! Calculate the planned groundspeed if the winds aloft are forecast to be from 250 at 15 knots flying a true course of 130 with a true airspeed of 112 knots. knots Correct!

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Flight Plan True Airspeed Flight Computer Groundspeed 52

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. More aggressive energy management.

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Pilot Drag Descent Approach 52

AV Web

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Two runways remain closed but operations have resumed at Toronto Pearson International Airport after a Delta Connection CRJ 900 crashed, flipped and broke apart on landing, injuring 18 of the 80 people onboard. There were no fatalities among the 76 passengers and four crew members but a child and two adults had serious injuries.

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Crosswind Knot Runway Tail 98

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Kentland has a 4,000-foot runway, east/west, with a crosswind straight out of the north. Nobody answered on unicom, and the facilities were at the west end of the airport, so I decided on left traffic for Runway 27. After I turned off the runway, I saw the traffic… a crop duster. What the…?

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Weather Runway Knot Rudder 79

Ask Captain Lim

DECEMBER 11, 2024

An Airbus A350 in a strong crosswind with nose pointing away How do pilots handle their planes in strong crosswinds? Landing in strong crosswinds is among the most challenging tasks for pilots, requiring precise techniques to ensure the aircraft touches down safely. Some airlines impose a lower limitation.

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Crosswind Pilot Final Approach Approach 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

This lateral movement takes place at a speed of about two or three knots. As at higher altitudes, the vortex movement near the ground is affected by crosswinds. After one aircraft lands, the tailwind pushes the vortices forward into the runways touchdown zone. Crosswinds can push the downwind vortex into your approach path.

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Turbulence Lift Drag Runway 97

Air Facts

MAY 14, 2025

After closing the speed brakes and raising the gear and flaps, I turned crosswind at the departure end. During each turn, we lost about 1015 knots, but once wings-level again, the jet quickly accelerated back to 300. For every 100 pounds above 1,000, add one knot to each airspeed. Each time, he replied, No sir. Gusty winds?

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AGL Crosswind Final Approach Threshold 52

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This is not an instrument procedure, but rather a way to enter the traffic pattern when approaching from the opposite side of the runway. ” What about the old fashioned midfield crosswind, which many of us grew up flying? In other words, how you get to the runway is mostly a matter of manners , not regulations.

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Crosswind Airplanes AGL Runway 98

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

In order to be flown by a sport pilot, the resulting airplane must still meet the current regulations—1,320 pounds maximum gross weight, 120 knots max cruise speed, for example—but how it gets there is up to the builder. Airplanes in the LSA category have some performance limitations, so the RV-12 gets right to the 120-knot max cruise figure.

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Airplanes Knot Pitot Tube Gross Weight 98

Air Facts

MAY 24, 2024

We started up the engine, got the weather, asked the tower for our instrument flight plan, and began to taxi from the T-hangars on the east side of the field down the familiar route of “Hotel, Echo” to runway 18 right for a departure to the north with a turn to the east. Destin Tower told me to expect a right base for a landing on Runway 12.

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Aileron Crosswind Knot Runway 98

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 8, 2025

As we walked from the wharf to breakfast, I saw that peak wind gusts were tickling the 40-knot mark. Every reference to a crosswinds in the operators manual are as follows: Hydraulic disc brakes and a steerable nosewheel aid in positive directional control during taxiing and crosswind landings.

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Crosswind Wind Shear Knot Airplanes 96

Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

If utilizing Runway 17 with left traffic, the crosswind turn will be heading 080, downwind 350, base 260, etc. Don’t accept the excuses of “I can’t fly if I can’t see the runway,” or “I can’t feel the airplane.” It might be no greater than 6 knots with gusts to 10 mph. It’s an ATD.

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Crosswind Airplanes VOR Runway 110

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

Learning how to land a Piper Seminole means becoming comfortable with these avionics, which help guide the aircraft through the landing procedure, ensuring optimal approach speeds and alignment with the runway. Once the flaps are set and landing gear is confirmed, begin your final descent to the runway.

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Descent Final Approach Approach Runway 52

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

The small aileron “tabs” were not doing a great job in crosswind ability. Left downwind on a blustery day with live weather actually shows a virga burst over the field, with local winds gusting 36 knots, making for some extreme conditions in such a tight canyon. Also visible was green grass and flowering trees. This was in XP12.

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Crosswind Weather Knot Aileron 105

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 2, 2025

He then taxied to the runway and experienced an extended ground delay with the engine running at idle engine power settings. The airplane then descended back to the runway and bounced before lifting off nose-high again toward the end of the runway. He did not use carburetor heat during the ground delay or during takeoff.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes Runway Pilot 87

Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Over the last three years, The Bear has expressed great interest in visiting Alton Bay, the only FAA-authorized ice runway in the continental United States. A very brief 2022 season for the ice runway eliminated opportunities to return that year. I pointed to the ice runway as we cleared terrain hiding it. There it is!"

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Runway Knot Weather Turbulence 95

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

At that point, you’re simply looking down the runway, and then it lifts off. “Coming back around, I’m usually at about 60 knots. You just make one great big U-turn, that way you can kind of watch the runway the whole time. It is a terrible airplane for crosswinds. ” Ed Storos and His Bulldog.

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Airplanes Crosswind Tail Cockpit 124

Air Facts

MAY 6, 2024

As I listened in to the radio calls, I heard “Cessna November 50788 entering downwind for a full stop on runway 17” and “Twin Cessna November 61237 on final to runway 17”. We were cruising at about the same speed the Cessna could manage which was 105 knots. Since I could see the runway was clear, we went ahead and landed.

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Runway Crosswind Airplanes Knot 98

Air

MAY 21, 2025

Drawbacks: For takeoff, a tailwind significantly increases the required runway length and results in a shallower climb angle. Crosswind: The Sideways Challenge A crosswind blows across your intended flight path , being most critical during the takeoff and landing phases. Crosswind component (V) , obtained with the sine function.

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Crosswind Wind Shear Groundspeed Flight Computer 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The weather briefing we had reviewed a half hour earlier promised a 20-knot headwind that would require two fuel stops on the 130-mile trip from our home airport in Kennett, Missouri (KTKX), to Little Rock Air Force Base (KLRF) in Arkansas. The windsock promised that getting the little yellow bird into the air would be a white-knuckle affair.

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Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 98

Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

You can only begin improving the touchdown if you’ve mastered positioning your aircraft above the runway threshold correctly. Flying at 60 knots? For example, if you fly a high-wing aircraft such as a Cessna 172, you can use the point where the runway cuts the wing strut as a reference. Two key aspects make good approaches.

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Descent Weight-Shift-Control Crosswind Runway 52

Photographic Logbook

MAY 19, 2025

Nevertheless, I was anxious about managing a 15 knot gusty crosswind for my first taildragger stick time in seven years. Don walked me through engine start and within minutes of bringing the fuel-injected 180 horsepower Lycoming to life, we were taxiing from the 700 Ramp to the departure end of runway 25. Chop and drop!"

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Rudder Crosswind Airplanes Runway 60

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 25, 2025

Landing the 727 at Meigs Field would be a challenge, as the runway there was just 3,900-feet (1,200 m), but the airline had a capable crew to take N7017U on its final flight, with Captain B.C. After a low pass for the public and the press that had gathered to watch, Captain Thomas made the approach on runway 36 north.

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Cockpit Pilot Ceiling Rudder 91

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

But landing it safely on the runway is a skill. If there is a crosswind at the airport, you should mention this in your brief. Discuss your nominated crosswind technique. Explain what aircraft input you will require to land the aircraft in the crosswind. For example, the crosswind is from left to right.

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Airplanes Descent Approach Crosswind 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Not only must you fly unnervingly slow, but you also have to pick a spot on the runway and hit it. It’s a runway that is too short for a normal takeoff or landing but still usable with certain precautions. This allows them to safely operate into and out of these tight runways. You’re not alone.

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Density Altitude Approach 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This 172 had a flap extension speed of 85 knots, and my old Cessna 172’s limit was 100 mph, or 87 knots. There was a nice crosswind, and I demonstrated landing on a concrete expansion joint, offset from the runway centerline. Then off to the other runway for a full stop.

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Pitot Tube Approach Aileron Instrument Landing System 85

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 15, 2025

He then taxied to the runway and experienced an extended ground delay with the engine running at idle engine power settings. The airplane then descended back to the runway and bounced before lifting off nose-high again toward the end of the runway. He did not use carburetor heat during the ground delay or during takeoff.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes Runway Pilot 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The RNAV approach to the 7,000-foot Runway 31 that snakes around from the Runway 4 extended centerline, loops past Citi Field, and rolls out on a tight-in final approach. I mentioned how rolling through the intersection on Runway 4 is allowed but frowned upon, effectively making the runway shorter if you want to follow custom.

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Runway Approach Knot Jet 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

In order to be flown by a sport pilot, the resulting airplane must still meet the current regulations—1,320 pounds maximum gross weight, 120 knots max cruise speed, for example—but how it gets there is up to the builder. Airplanes in the LSA category have some performance limitations, so the RV-12 gets right to the 120-knot max cruise figure.

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Airplanes Knot Pitot Tube Gross Weight 98

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 13, 2024

A bounced landing is a condition where the aircraft lands on the runway, but instead of rolling on the surface after touchdown, it rebounds/bounces off the ground. This can happen for several reasons: Landing Too Fast At high speeds, your aircraft may be unable to slow down enough before touching down on the runway.

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Descent Runway Rudder Pilot 52