Robert. Agreed. I had the upwind wing come up a few times. Scares the heck out of everyone. In a two control, you can't do much than wait it out, ERCO recommends stepping on the brake. I tried that with various success. Key is to fly her crabbed to the ground and let her touch down crabbed. Getting the wheels on the ground gives some stability, I guess.
Hartmut ----- Original Message ----- From: robertbartunek To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 10:54 PM Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Importance of training in crosswind situations --- In [email protected], Hartmut Beil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I think everyone is missing what the real danger is in crosswind landings. When you watch the Lufthansa landing depicted on the news and You Tube, the hairy part starts when the upwind wing comes up just after the pilot tries to kick the crab out prior to touchdown. The Ercoupe displays that same characteristic even when landing in a crab because you must steer downwind after touchdown to keep the aircraft from weathervaning further into the wind on landing rollout. That means the right aileron goes down and the wing comes up. Don't take my word for it, go out and make several takeoff and landings in a real stout crosswind and see what happens. > > Folks. > > Last weekend we had a storm called Emma passing through Germany. > It created abnormal situations even for the pilots of the big guys. The following video shows the benefits of having practiced crabbed cross wind landings. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O8CjKBsCEo > > Yes, the wing hits ground. > > > Hartmut > __________________________________________________________ > Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! > http://biggestloser.msn.com/ >
