"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:04:43 -0500, Gene Kearns
wrote:

I keep seeing that lame airbus crap.... here is how a REAL airplane
handles a crosswind:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljOxo0s33sI

It's interesting to watch the different styles of the pilots, with
some straightening out just prior to touchdown, and some just after.
Tricky stuff with no second chances. You can see the rudder movement
on a couple of the landings.


I don't think those landings are representative of how you are *supposed*
to do it. They should be coming in straight, and aligned with the runway,
but the airplane should be banked over as if in a turn. The ailerons,
combined with rudder are used to offset the force of the crosswind.
That's the plan, at least.

Eisboch

Prolly a dumb question but doesn't one wing drop pretty low during that
manouver?