Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

As at higher altitudes, the vortex movement near the ground is affected by crosswinds. This distance is measured when the preceding aircraft is over the runway threshold. Crosswinds can push the downwind vortex into your approach path. This lateral movement takes place at a speed of about two or three knots.

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Turbulence Lift Drag Runway 97

Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

Key Takeaways Start by setting up your approach correctly to ensure you arrive at the threshold perfectly every time. You can only begin improving the touchdown if you’ve mastered positioning your aircraft above the runway threshold correctly. The crosswind can push you out and mess up your glidepath if you’re not careful.

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Descent Weight-Shift-Control Crosswind Runway 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 27, 2024

GA pilots find time-tested and more creative ways to skitter off the side of the runway, land short of the threshold, or slide off the far end with the brakes smoking and tires squealing. Add in some crosswind and turbulence from preceding aircraft, and these arrivals can get a bit hairy.

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Stability Approach Runway Pilot 89

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Once there, he put us in a slight right turn toward our first fuel stop 60 miles ahead, continuously fighting the stick as the gusting left crosswind did its best to push us off course. Wilkins guided the craft along the invisible roller coaster, working to keep the wings level while maintaining a crab as the Cub climbed the first 500 feet.

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Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 98

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

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. You will either carry out the side-slip or de-crab technique.

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Airplanes Descent Approach Crosswind 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

If it prevents you from landing close to the threshold, a short runway becomes even shorter. The aiming point at an actual short field should be as close to the threshold as is safe. Will you need a crosswind correction? If you are below 5 knots of your target threshold speed, execute a go-around. Choose an aiming point.

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Density Altitude Approach 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

A faster, reduced-flaps approach improves aircraft control during strong crosswinds or gusts. On a normal landing, you’d pull the power over the threshold, begin your roundout, and flare around 10 feet AGL. When crossing the threshold, start reducing the power. Using full flaps enables you to land at the slowest possible speed.

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NOTAMs Runway Approach Descent 52

Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Alton Bay's floating bandstand about 100 feet south of the runway threshold. In the descent, wind direction rotated counterclockwise until it became a direct southerly crosswind. He certainly had a point. Such a cool airplane! A 1956 Cessna 182. That is a Super Viking," I said to The Bear as the vintage Bellanca taxied past.

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Runway Knot Weather Turbulence 95

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 13, 2024

You should follow the “3:1 rule” – for every 3 nautical miles distance from the runway threshold, you must be a thousand feet above the ground. Use the Rudder In case of a strong crosswind, you can use the crab control or side slip to keep the aircraft aligned with the runway.

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Descent Runway Rudder Pilot 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 14, 2024

Anyway, on our approach to Athens, we were greeted with a spectacular view of the landscape but there was quite a bit of crosswind which made the ride slightly uncomfortable but not long after we landed smoothly on runway 21L. Finally we reached the threshold and we were on our way. What's provided for each passenger ?

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Airlines Airline Weather Turbulence 52

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The plans allowed for five runways on the site, with a pair of two parallel runways running east to west to the north and south of the main terminal area and with one further runway to allow for crosswinds at the location. Siren-Com / Wikimedia Commons It also became apparent soon after its opening that the new airport was prone to fog.

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Runway Jet Crosswind Threshold 271

Air Facts

JUNE 19, 2024

As the graphs obtained directly from the watches suggest, prior to any flight, there is a rise in the heart rate above the underlying “resting” threshold. The more challenging the flight conditions–low ceilings, rain, crosswinds, high density, etc–the higher the anxiety level. Results from a crosswind landing.

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Pilot Crosswind Cockpit Threshold 98

AV Web

JANUARY 22, 2025

The airplane came to rest about 1600 feet from the Runway 31 threshold and about 250 feet right of the extended centerline. Backing up in the pattern, the crosswind, downwind and base legs (excluding the turns) saw less than one percent of the stalls. The private pilot was fatally injured.

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Final Approach Airplanes Drag Crosswind 52

Photographic Logbook

JANUARY 25, 2025

Thaws, rain, snow, and strong crosswinds can temporarily close the airport. Rolling out on final approach, I was surprised to see another airplane stopped right at the runway threshold. Usually, Alton Bay volunteers hold departure traffic significantly farther back from the threshold when other aircraft are about to land.

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Runway Airplanes Threshold Approach 75

Air Facts

AUGUST 26, 2024

Of course wind can be a challenge, and crosswind landings often top the list of pilots’ least favorite maneuver, but that’s no excuse. If we’re going to fly on anything approaching a regular schedule, we must get comfortable operating in crosswinds and gusty conditions.

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Knot Runway Airplanes Pilot 98

AV Web

APRIL 15, 2025

At Ocracoke, North Carolina, an RV-6 (tailwheel version of 6a) landedtechnicallywith a 90-degree crosswind. The pilot reported that he was too high and fast crossing the threshold 70 feet above ground level (AGL) at 90 mph. Bounce twice, go around, because youre doing something wrong. No mention of IPC results.

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Pilot Airplanes Runway Descent 52