Have you ever had this conversation in the aircraft? It often occurs when you listen to the one-minute weather or ATIS and learn the winds are blowing at an angle to the runway rather than parallel to ...
Crosswinds are what their name suggests: they are winds that aren't blowing straight down the runway, but, rather, are ...
I'm jumping into one of the most dissected and debated issues in the aviation world. If you want to start a lively discussion with a group of pilots, ask for their opinions on the safest, most ...
The U.S. Air Force’s iconic B-52 bomber was ingeniously designed with landing gear that can be positioned up to 20 degrees left or right of the centerline for both takeoff and landing. A crabbed ...
The article discusses two main techniques for handling crosswind landings: the slip method (lowering the upwind wing and using rudder) and the crab method (maintaining a crab angle until near ...