Originally Posted by
FlyerJosh
Crosswind or not, you don't want to be touching down with a side load... If you want to demonstrate slips, I'd do so a few feet off the ground...
I agree 100 percent, you never want to intentionally abuse someone elses property.
... but can you do one main wheel landings..with no crosswind..without sideloading the gear...or skidding the tire due to airplane not aligned with centerline?
I think the answer is no, due to a banked airplane having a horizontal component of lift, the same force that otherwise cancels the drift when a crosswind is present, so if no crosswind is present, you have to be sideloading the gear, or skidding the main tire at an angle...