ORIGINAL: HarryC
My goodness, a lot of you should not be teaching. At least Top Gunn knows what he is talking about. All those of you who are saying you hold on rudder in a crosswind or steer with it need to get some basic flying lessons, not be the teacher!
Well i think some of the confusion has come from the fact that we are addressing two different parts, the approach and landing. Yes on approach we do not steer with rudder. Other than the crab required for proper ground track, it is not any different than a regular aproach. It is when you get into the landing flare that you have to use the rudder to steer the nose over to centerline and the ailerons to maintain ground track over centerline and to land with the upwind wing low.