Originally Posted by Top_Gunn

This is simply wrong. A steady crosswind carries the plane in the direction in which the wind is blowing, but it does not change the plane's heading. Applying rudder changes the plane's heading, and until the rudder is neutralized the heading will continue to change. It is therefore impossible for applying and holding rudder to "null" the effect of a crosswind, unless you do something else like using opposite aileron. Or neutralizing the rudder once you've reached a good crab angle.

I thought we had agreed on this quite a few posts back.