Crosswind landings

[powerfly]

I have used my video a number of times for students to recognise the dangers of too slow approach to land in a crosswind in a microlight. See the link below

https://youtu.be/4GXh-icESho

[Madman]

Thank you for sharing Powerfly

Very few trike pilots that would get caught in these conditions...because they all park their trikes at 06h30 before the thermals start up and never fly when the one leaf moves on the tree

[nicow]

Wow, thanks for the nice clip!!!

[Biggles]

I doubt that would have go so well if they were landing on a paved runway. I am glad morningstar has the gravel run off areas now. I put down on that with a crosswind allowing the undercarrage to pull straight before getting onto the paved surface.

[Bundy]

Tar/paved surfaces will punish that badly....
If there's grass/gravel alongside without obstacles...use it....much more forgiving!
Its good to get up into some wind sometimes...keeps the skills where they need to be.

In these conditions I come in flat....plenty speed and fly the aerie onto the deck. Keep the nose wheel in the air and bleed the speed once you rolling...

It's a good idea to make your first approach a "look see"....gives you a much better idea on the surface conditions...without the stress of "actually landing"?

2nd approach and landing will be much better as you know what to expect....