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  2. Crosswind landing - Wikipedia

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    A forward slip is used whenever the aircraft is too high on approach, and there needs to be a rapid reduction of altitude without a gain of airspeed in order to conduct a safe landing. The following techniques are recommended by Airbus for a crosswind landing: Crabbed Approach. Airplane approaches the runway with airplane's nose into the wind.

  3. Airfield traffic pattern - Wikipedia

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    Upon each landing, depending on the runway distance remaining, aircraft and pilot capabilities, noise abatement procedures in effect, and air traffic control clearance, the pilot will perform either a full stop landing (taxi to the runway beginning for subsequent take-off), a touch-and-go (stabilize in the landing roll, reconfigure the aircraft ...

  4. Crosswind - Wikipedia

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    The headwind is about 22 knots, and the crosswind is about 13 knots. [1] To determine the crosswind component in aviation, aviators frequently refer to a nomograph chart on which the wind speed and angle are plotted, and the crosswind component is read from a reference line. Direction of travel relative to the wind may be left or right, up or ...

  5. How planes land sideways in high crosswinds - AOL

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    Airplane crabbing is usually needed because of high crosswinds. The name comes from the way crabs walk sideways across the beach.

  6. Slip (aerodynamics) - Wikipedia

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    A sideslip may be used exclusively to remain lined up with a runway centerline while on approach in a crosswind or be employed in the final moments of a crosswind landing. To commence sideslipping, the pilot rolls the airplane toward the wind to maintain runway centerline position while maintaining heading on the centerline with the rudder.

  7. Landing - Wikipedia

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    Normal landings [4] Crosswind landings - where a significant wind not aligned with the landing area is a factor [4] Short field landings - where the length of the landing area is a limiting factor [4] Soft and unprepared field landings - where the landing area is wet, soft or has ground obstacles such as furrows or ruts to contend with [4]

  8. Wingstrike - Wikipedia

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    Wingstrike is contact between an aircraft's wing and the ground during takeoff or landing, most often as a complication of a crosswind landing.. Unexpected gusts of wind may cause an aircraft to roll to one side or the other during landing, whether they are performing a crosswind landing or not.

  9. Flight director (aeronautics) - Wikipedia

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    Flight director (FD) modes integrated with autopilot systems perform calculations for more advanced automation, like "selected course (intercepting), changing altitudes, and tracking navigation sources with cross winds." [1] FD computes and displays the proper pitch and bank angles required for the aircraft to follow a selected flight path.