Gilles, The XS mono pilot's handbook gives 15 kts as the crosswind limit,
which is why I thought that approaching with a crab angle of 20 degrees
might be bad for your health!
Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gilles Thesee" <Gilles.Thesee@ac-grenoble.fr>
Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Less hair raising landings, & crab angle
<Gilles.Thesee@ac-grenoble.fr>
>
> Hi all,
>
> > if I find myself still crabbing at 20
> > degrees near to landing I start thinking about looking for an
alternative
> > runway!
> >
>
> By the way, what are the official cross wind limitations for the
> monowheel ? 20 kt cross wind is a respectable value, even for a
> conventional airplane.
> Since the outriggers may limit bank angle near the ground, isn't there
> any difficulty staying on the centerline when decrabbing ?
>
> Thanks,
> Regards,
> Gilles Thesee
> Grenoble, France
> http://contrails.free.fr
>
>
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