October 2, 20196 yr I look for airport with cross winds. For 10 years now I have looked for airports with cross winds. Best cross wind landing was in x-plane 11 in a piper cherokee, 50 kt cross wind landing, not once but 3 times I have made a 50 kt cross wind landing. This makes me the best simulator pilot in the world. Cheers
October 2, 20196 yr Which angle, which weather program do you talk about, Leon? And, why don't you set MANUAL weather at any airport? And, lookup your POH for allowed crosswinds (life is short...) Fritz
October 2, 20196 yr We all know, from RL, that there's an effect known as "gradient" which is directly related to how the winds aloft get influenced by the ground / water proximity, and how they change direction and intensity due to that. Austin just recently ( 11.40 ) started modelling this effect, and I am not absolutely sure how he models it, what parabola drives the gradient effect, or if it's parameters depend on other factors, but truth is that with the latest versions of X-Plane 11 it is a lot easier to taxi, takeoff and land, specially when operating smaller aircraft and GA in particular. Yet, IMO he still has to do something for that overdone effect of variable winds on even medium to sized airliners... Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
October 2, 20196 yr I like shooting crosswind landings, but the platform makes a big difference -- whether you're in a Piper Cub or a 737. Not just the ability to shrug off stronger winds but whether you're crabbing into the wind to avoid smacking your underwing engines in an airliner, or using cross-control with a low wing to stay aligned with the runway. Since I'm usually not in anything heavier than a PC-12 or Twin Otter, I like the cross-control method so I can stay aligned with the runway. Especially small ones. If I remember right (it was many years ago), most of the bush pilots I've hired in Central and South America used cross-control to get into tiny little bush strips and beach landings. On soft, unpaved ground it's also probably better to avoid the rudder kick on touchdown with crabbing. Cross-control is also good for a quick drop in altitude without gaining airspeed for some approaches, like dropping into the canyon coming from the East into CYBD (Bella Coola BC). X-Plane and Microsoft Flight Simulator on Windows 10 i7 6700 4.0 GHz, 32 GB RAM, GTX 1660 ti, 1920x1200 monitor
October 2, 20196 yr You'd think a fifty knot direct cosswind and an approach speed of 65 kt would allow you to comfortably land on a taxiway, into the wind without all the cross control agony.
October 2, 20196 yr Certainly in something like a Cub. 🙂 With a 50kt crosswind, you should be able to land and take off again across the runway. 🙂
October 3, 20196 yr 5 hours ago, Griphos said: Certainly in something like a Cub. 🙂 With a 50kt crosswind, you should be able to land and take off again across the runway. 🙂 As I recall the real problem comes after you're on - keeping it on. 50 kts is a lot of airspeed when you don't want to fly anymore.
October 3, 20196 yr Airspeed is good, your ground speed is around 10 kts. You have to drive the plane to the ground by dipping your wing and taking the lift off the wing that is into the wind. Ground speed is so slow, you can drive the plane to ground and your not going hit hard, stay off your front wheel. Once on the ground, I was able to stop the plane in less than 10 feet. Man, I am a GREAT pilot! Cheers Edited October 3, 20196 yr by leon310
October 3, 20196 yr The problem with XP is how variable winds affect all sorts of aircraft... Look at the following video, with the latest 757 v2 release ( by FF I guess... ) and during approach notice a not too intense wind, yet, variable, as you can check in the top left of the screen... See how the 757 keeps swinging in yaw ? This shouldn't really be the case... Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
October 5, 20196 yr On 10/2/2019 at 8:05 PM, olderndirt said: As I recall the real problem comes after you're on - keeping it on. 50 kts is a lot of airspeed when you don't want to fly anymore. That's why I said take off again. 🙂 Not sure you'd have much say about that in a 50 kt wind.
October 5, 20196 yr 4 hours ago, Griphos said: That's why I said take off again. 🙂 Not sure you'd have much say about that in a 50 kt wind. I can just see the 'Accident Report' now - PILOT ERROR, continued flight in hazardous conditions🙄.
October 6, 20196 yr 🙂 I think I'd find a big building and just try to land on the leeward side. Should be able to come in like a gyro and stop once you are in the wind shadow.
October 12, 20196 yr Don't be scared. A cross wind landing is very easy. Takes practice. No pilot error, I do not make errors, that is why I the best of the best. Cheers!
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