Crosswind Tail Weather 
Pilot Institute
APRIL 5, 2025
In this article well demonstrate how to perform a quick crosswind calculation and why it is important to know. Key Takeaways Crosswinds are nearly always present Knowing how to calculate them is essential for safe flying. Use the clock face method A simple way to estimate crosswind components quickly. What Is a Crosswind?
Fear of Landing
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
The weather at Leeds was bad with a visibility of 4,000 metres in the rain and mist, a cloud base at 600 feet and scattered cloud at 400 feet. 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?
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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.
Air Facts
MAY 26, 2025
3) Weather: Shorts, T-shirts, and sandals vs. toques, parkas, and boots? 2) Crosswinds: Most Bahamian runways are oriented north-south, but prevailing winds are east-west. Be comfortable with crosswind landings. These colors must be seen to be believed. Thats an easy choice. Dont expect email replies; texts are hit or miss.
Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 29, 2024
This was another satisfying trip, full of ADM, IMSAFE, and trade-offs—and weather. The weather was… interesting. Fussing with the avionics to keep tabs on the weather gave many more knob touches than the airplane itself. Kentland has a 4,000-foot runway, east/west, with a crosswind straight out of the north.
AV Web
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
I once had the opportunity to fly my vintage V-tail Bonanza to Washington-Dulles International Airport to report on the opening of a Signature Flight Support facility there. I cant remember if I had filed IFR, but the weather was perfect, so maybe I was on VFR Flight Following. So, you can tell this was a long time ago.
Plane and Pilot
MAY 3, 2025
You can see other Weick influences, such as the oil-damped tricycle landing gearall produced Cherokees are trikeswith a wide track to make crosswind landings more manageable. I think twice of all the times we’ve flown, we’ve woken up and said, you know what, the weather’s not working out, let’s just drive it, he says.
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