tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110246970957910039.post1592813762892906325..comments2023-12-17T00:33:12.503-06:00Comments on In the MIDDLE of the RIGHT: Crosswinds.B http://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110246970957910039.post-4615007289859991922017-10-19T21:48:25.390-05:002017-10-19T21:48:25.390-05:00I remember some black and white stock footage of a...I remember some black and white stock footage of a plane hitting a train...<br /><br />The best hint I heard on crosswinds is watch all available data. That smoke stack will show where the wind.is going, as will the flags by that shop, etc. Also, at your home field (or nearby, familiar practice field), your relative speed across the ground and the position you roll out from downwind to base is data you'll start to recognize. Let's say you're heading downwind a bit faster than normal and the turn to base over the softball field ends passed the parking lot instead of at the outfield wall, it'll start to make sense to you and help you gauge your turn to final.<br /><br />The other note is a slightly early turn to final beats a late turn...letting the wind blow you onto final via a little less crab than usually beats the heck outta fighting upwind. The one bad thing about crab is that some aircraft are much more sensitive to undercarriage crossroads than a C-172, so your kickout may be a in need of work when you move to something a little more cross country oriented.<br /><br />I don't remember if you said you've worked with any towers yet, make sure to get some practice with that soon.<br /><br />Bonus plane/train interaction: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18165029CenterPuke88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17770056621255249861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110246970957910039.post-56162692628595884632017-10-19T20:02:10.124-05:002017-10-19T20:02:10.124-05:00No, you wouldn't be the first mid-air with a t...No, you wouldn't be the first mid-air with a train... :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com