"Jim" me @nothere.net wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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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?

It does, but you level off as you "hit the numbers" on the runway. I recall
being taught to "plant" the aircraft with authority on one set of the
landing wheels as you touched down, then allow the other side to touch down
as speed bleeds off while still holding the nose up. It takes a bit of
combined aileron and rudder application and practice and is a more advanced
technique as compared to crabbing the airplane in a controlled "slip" which
is taught initially.

It's been a while, so I may not have described this perfectly.

I remember flying on a large, commercial flight from Boston to O'Hare around
the time I was taking flight instruction. There were some very strong
crosswinds as we approached the runway in final and I noted how the pilot
was making his approach. The airplane was banked significantly to counteract
the crosswind. He landed on one side of the landing gear with the wing
still dipped much lower than the other. He smacked it down hard enough for
many of the oxygen mask compartments to pop open and several women started
screaming. As we taxied to the ramp some people were making comments about
it being a "lousy" landing and how the pilot screwed up. Having a little
bit of knowledge of what he was doing, I was impressed and congratulated him
as we departed the plane. He gave a grin and wink.

Eisboch