Originally Posted by
Slice
In the CRJ with a x-wind component, you are better off using brakes w/ idle reverse. Blend in more thrust as the a/c slows. Reversers first will amplify the weathervaning tendency of the a/c when used at higher speeds. I'd be surprised if your aircraft/ops manual didn't reference this somewhere.
i agree.... and thats normal practice with a long runway....cuz you have plenty of room to work with....but the winds at the time were 20 degrees off at 5 knots...not nearly enough to call that a x-wind landing....even if the runway is long though and there is snow on the runway.....i think its better to get the reversers out first...even in a xwind...if you hold the correction in....and feed it out as you slow...use small corrections on steering...it works out pretty well. i dunno...ive never gotten on the brakes first on a snowy/contaminated runway....