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Cracking the Crosswind Code in Aviation

When well above the runway, one way to compensate is to "crab"-turn the airplane into the wind so that the course being flown ...
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Airbus and Boeing aircraft faced heavy crosswinds on final approach

Strong winds at Heathrow Airport turned routine arrivals into demanding technical landings. Airbus and Boeing aircraft were forced to crab into the runway, approaching at sharp angles to counter the ...
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Extremely gusty crosswind landing Boeing 737-400 Milan | Cockpit view | Life of an airline pilot

Join me on a flight to Milan Malpensa, Italy, featuring a gusty crosswind landing in a Boeing 737-400 (Boeing 737 Classic). The video captures an ILS approach under challenging crosswind conditions, ...
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There’s an Art to Making Crosswind Landings

The article discusses two primary crosswind landing techniques: the "slip" method (author's preference, involving lowering the upwind wing and using opposite rudder throughout final approach and ...