With a 45 knot crosswind you can land straight ahead on the width of
the runway :>).
(Actually I've seen a cub take off backwards twice in Livingston, Mt
when the wind
exceeded the stall speed. Of course he needed wingwalkers to get him
out in the wind)
Dan C
On Feb 7, 2008, at 5:49 PM, fnelson913 wrote:
This is an excellent point, Jerry. If an Ercoupe that can handle 15
knots of crosswind using a standard landing, then it would seem that
such an Ercoupe could use combination of rudder and crabbed landing to
land in a 45 knot crosswind. Is this true or am I just dreaming? Does
the addition of rudder pedals increase you ability to handle
crosswinds?
Frank Nelson
--- In [email protected], "Jerry Eichenberger"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Personally, I'd leave the pedals in. It does make the airplane
capable of
> limited slipping, and therefore a bit more crosswind capable.
>
