DIGEST OF CROSSWIND LANDING COMMENTS
(There is much diverse opinion here, which I wished to "mine.")
#7, Vance • "
What were the winds?"
#17, Inquiring Mind • "
gust of left crosswind "
#19, Andino • "
just land into the wind, even if completely runway widthwise"
#21, Vance • "
left rudder before touch down that was likely caused by a cross wind from the right" (even though IM said it was from the left)
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Before touch down the centerline is maintained with the cyclic and the yaw is managed with the rudder to keep the gyroplane aligned with the direction of travel." (this is wing-low technique)
#29, Andino • some general comments on wing-low
#31, Vance • "
I use the cyclic to maintain runway centerline when landing a gyroplane." (this is wing-low technique)
#32, Andino • points out that Vance did not accede to IM's statement of "
gust of left crosswind "
#33, Vance • "
I reported what I saw in the video and that is still what I see." (maintains his opinion on crosswind from right)
#37, Inquiring Mind • "
I now think the whole thing should have been corrected with left stick and right rudder, with no power application." (this is wing-low technique, and Vance "Likes" IM's post)
#42, Philbennett •
video of crosswind landing with a crabbed short final and wing-low touchdown
#43, Andino • "
confused why Vance would have liked a 'left stick and right rudder' response to what Vance believes was a right crosswind."
#45, Andino • prefers wing-low approach vs. crabbed approach
#47, BEN S • questions any need for a gyro crosswind landing
#48, Philbennett • comments of risk of into-crosswind approach on the active runway
#50, BEN S • explains his into-crosswind technique
#57, WaspAir • "
I always touched down into the wind, and never used the "wing low" method...If there is enough crosswind to notice, there is enough to land no-roll into that wind."
#59, Philbennett • "
I don't know of a crosswind that allows you to run out of authority where the pilot wished to be flying in the first place."
#85, Philbennett • "
IMO landing on a huge piece of prepared marked runway and accepting a crosswind is better than attempting something to a small unprepared taxiway with a host of additional risk factors."
#96, Vance • "
If the rudder pedals are linked to the nose wheel then in a [wing-low]
cross wind landing the tire will not be pointed in the direction of travel when the nose wheel touches down because in flight the rudder manages yaw."
#101, Andino • recommends that gyro pilots be able to accomplish both types of landings (into-crosswind and wing-low)
#102, Vance • "
With a near zero roll landing in a gyroplane I can touch down on the centerline pointed directly into the wind even with a significant cross wind component." (this is inherently paradoxical)
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I recommend that my clients increase their wind limits, gust spread and cross wind component limitations gradually because a little more wind can have a lot more effect on the aircraft and making the timing of the flare more critical." (this is wing-low technique)
#103, Andino • explains his wing-low approach to gauge landing conditions