ORIGINAL: harryangus
All those landing techniques including crabing that I read about make sense if you have 5 minutes on final on a real plane.
I find it difficult to see how an RC flyer can do all that in the 15 seconds we have on final.
I dunno about you, but it really doesn't take me that long to "crab", or "slip", or anything else.
This is NOT for a beginner.
So why, as a beginner, did you ask the question? You asked for resources of information about how to handle high crosswinds. You were given some. Without referencing a SINGLE point of ANY of those resources...in other words, you didn't bring up "Page X of ___ book" or "The moment during technique ___ where the pilot ____s
...no, without so much as a DISCUSSION beyond telling every experienced pilot in this thread why they're wrong, that there isn't time to do as they suggest, you've just decided a beginner can't do this?
Did I get that right?
I'd rather pack and go home on a strong wing or crosswind. At least for the moment.
Certainly an option, and absolutely the right one. If you're not comfortable flying the airplane, don't fly it. Can't fault you there at all.
For what it's worth, Langewiesche's explanation of the topic reveals that the airplane is unaware of any wind, cross or otherwise...and as a result, the technique for following a desired ground track (which is, ultimately, all you're trying to do) is the same REGARDLESS of constraints..including time.
Quite an informative work on the subject...for those genuinely interested in learning something useful about it.
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