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Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 09:43:41 -0600
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From: Mi Vida Loca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Coupes and Crosswind landings
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OK boys and girls, I figured it was time to interject a little reality
into
this subject. First a normal coupe can handle a 25kt X-wind with little
trouble. The technique is simple, as was pointed out previously you hold
it
off until it settles in (for those of you without the split tail) (for
those with it do a full stall landing). The object is to reduce the
forward
speed to as little as possible, puts less stress on the landing gear. When
you touch down crabbed you need to be prepared for the fact that the
lagging wing as it comes around picks up speed thereby picking up speed.
The retreating wind looses speed thereby loosing lift, the net result is
one wing is flying and the other is not. When this happens the advancing
wing can lift into the air resulting in running along the ground on the
nose wheel and only one main. This can be scary as hell the first time or
2. Most people make the mistake of thinking the X-wind picked up the wing,
nope just aerodynamics. This is not the time to jump on the brakes or to
try to make any drastic movements of the wheel, that will result in
embarrassment at the least to an expensive pile of scrap aluminum at the
worst. Just ride it out, as you decelerate the wing will again loose lift
and plop back down. How high a X-wind can a coupe handle, I don't know but
I can tell you that Bill Leavelle and I landed in a 45 KT (as reported by
the FBO's instruments) direct X-wind on one occasion, you bet it was hairy
but the take off wasn't so bad, we just took off across the ramp, about a
50 foot roll. I must admit I had far less trouble than Bill who was about
100 ft in front of me as we touched down, but I have rudder pedals (yes I
landed in a combination crab and slip) which are connected to the nose
wheel and are not linked to the ailerons. It sure as hell impressed the
locals. When you really learn the coupe, it will do things you would never
attempt in any other plane, rudder pedals or not.
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