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Old 03-04-2009 | 02:54 PM
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Gordon Mc
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Default RE: Crow and crosswind?

Matt - I know it's not quite the same since my old Bobcat is not the ARF, but anyway... in a particularly strong crosswind I simply don't use the 'crow' (reflexed aileron) on mine - I just crab it in instead.

Since the crow pitches the nose up, I personally find that makes the aicraft more susceptible to crosswind gusts because the wind has that much more exposed surface to grab hold of (note extensive use of scientific & aeronautical terms). I actually only need the crow on that Bobcat to help slow it down for some of the shorter fields anyway (remember, no flaps on the original Bobcat) so it's no big deal to land without.

The strongest crosswind I've landed the Bobcat in was one where I had to lean forward about 30 degrees to avoid being blown back on my butt. I only did that once.