Well, it took me a long long time to learn to land in a slip. In fact, I never got the hang of it until I took flying lessons. The lessons were in a tail dragger, a Decathlon.

Although landing in a slip is the preffered method in my opinion, I don't recommend it to beginners. And trike gear planes can be landed just fine in a crab. I don't see many peple landing thier planes in a slip. Many people consider it a black art. Holding left rudder and right aileron can be tricky at first. I would suggest just shooting the approach down to the threshold and then missing. Go around and do it again and again. Don't attempt to touch down in the slip at first. But when you do, you still need to hold what you had in the air. You let go when the tail wheel starts to bite.

You can play around with slipping without landing. It is a great way to loose altitude quickly while keeping your airspeed down as well. Just start your approach several times higher than normal. Bank into the crosswind, then add opposite rudder. You can freeze one hand or the other. Heck, you can have the rudder to the stops and just work the aileron. You will be amazed how the plane descends without speeding up. Its great when playing chase. You can drop down and land breifly without a persuer realizing you intend to land.

But don't go out to the field and say to yourself," I am going to land in a slip today". It is something that you must work up to and it takes a long long time. But it is fun. And it does give a sense of satisfaction knowing you can. Suddenly Piper Cubs and crosswinds are something that go hand in hand like peanut butter and jelly. Just don't rush it !