January 1, 200521 yr Some great advice here. I found that sometimes I had the same problem which was then exacerbated on touchdown by wandering all over the runway trying to correct the original failure to line up properly in the approach. I found that I was gripping the joystick too tightly and twisting the grip in moments of tension (like short finals). So i had rudder bias built in when I touched down. To avoid this I let go of the stick at least once on finals for a short time. Hope it helps.Gerry
January 1, 200521 yr I was taught to always place the centerline between yuor legs, you will be displaced some, but close enough to center to be safe. By using yourself as a source of reference it tends to make lining up a bit easier...I do the same thing while taxing.Second, I found that crosswinds can be somewhat anticipated(more so in real life). As you fly the approach try to find a rythm/pattern in your correction. I tend to find myself feeling out the wind, correcting, timing the drift, correcting and then eventually trying to anticipate the drift. By the time you are getting on short final you should have the "feeling" down. Know what direction the wind is coming from, "feel" the rythm and then cheat into the wind some. Keep all corrections to 2 deg on approach, 1 deg on short final, and cheat the wind by getting your nose upwind of the centerline. If you have your timing down, the wind should drift you over near centerline and worst case scenario you end up a little off center if you do get the crosswind.
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