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Old 02-26-2014 | 06:58 AM
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as speedracerntrixie pointed out, the actual stick inputs vary with the type of airplane, the wind velocity, how big of an angle is the crosswind (the amount of crosswind component), etc.
you MAY need to use the ailerons to keep the wings level, you may need to adjust the airplanes heading on final, etc, there are plenty of semantics and nuances
but the basic idea is that you fly the final approach with the airplane pointed slightly into the wind, with it's ground track drawing a straight line aligned with the runway,
then straighten the airplane just before it touches down.