Bit windy in Leeds then
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Sifly said:
mrloudly said:
Top job! According to the comments he was "Side Slipping" clueless....
That was a pretty 'text book' cross wind landing with the pilot kicking off the drift with rudder in the flair to align the aircraft with the runway for touchdown. As for the approach, well having flown the EMB145 myself, its not the most 'stable' aircraft in the world, even on a good day!! Side Slipping is an completely different technique, and not one recommended for use in a commercial aircraft! It involves 'crossing the controls' which basically means applying right rudder and left wing down aileron (or the other way about) which creates a huge amount of drag and crabs the aircraft into a side slip. This is sometimes used in light aircraft when a rapid rate of descent is equired in such events as an emergency landing.
Here's a great clip of a glider pilot using side slip (crossed controls) to increase his rate of descent in order to make his touch down point. Watch the piece of string stuck to the canopy which indicates the ammount of slip, although in this case, looking out of the window tells all!!
http://youtu.be/SP1nhR7vQyg
Edited by Sifly on Thursday 15th September 09:29
Edited by Sifly on Thursday 15th September 09:43
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