floatpilot
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Anyone have any experience with the old Cessna crosswind wheels [that I think pivot to keep the plane straight??] Seeing they are not around anymore I assume they were not that great.
THANKS
THANKS
I've seen that footwork when it was well over 20Crosswinds are a psychological problem for a lot of pilots. Remain calm, and use the inputs that the airplane is asking for to keep it straight. Tom, you exemplify that kind of flying and that is why you had no problems in Rutland, VT with those healthy x-winds. Having said that, while the 180 has enough rudder for a 15 - 20mph x-wind, it is not OVER ruddered like the cub is. When you get to 20 and above you have to be ready for some fancy footwork and possible brake tapping as things slow down.
The high profile Sprinter van I was in on the way to the Denver airport this morning was having quite a time in the gusty crosswind. It definitely needed a bigger rudder!
sj