I had a recent discussion with a fellow pilot..who said you can demo a one wheel landing..even with no wind. We all know this is true..but I fail to see how you won't be sideloading the gear...or you won't be aligned with the runway...unless you haver some wind present.

When landing in a crosswind..we obviously bank into the wind..and use the rudder to keep the nose from continuing the turn and keeping it centered. An airplane banked..always has a horizontal component of lift..so if there is no crosswind..it has to be sideloading the gear, or not aligned and otherwise sliding the one tire during the demo...

I guess the easiest way to check this..is see if you can hold centerline ten feet off the ground on a calm day...with some bank fed in. I suspect you'll be able to do it..but not with the nose pointed straight.

So who's right?