Old 08-20-2009 | 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by flyingchicken
This mental exercise might help - what does a single engine, power on approach look like in calm wind conditions?

Now add some crosswind from the side with the dead engine. What changes?
Maybe it would be helpful to break this discussion up into separate threads; jet aircraft and propeller driven aircraft because there are different techniques for landing each in a strong crosswind.

I agree with several techniques posted and have landed a DC-3 and other prop driven A/C in a strong crosswind with asymmetrical power on the engines...as have many other contributors with a tremendous variety of flight experience in a lot of different aircraft.

A multi-engine jet aircraft; however, is landed with all engines producing the same amount of thrust...barring a non-normal procedure. Yes, there are different ways of crabbing, slipping, crab-slip, etc a large jet to achieve the desired result but I stand by my guns...the thrust is the same on all engines, no matter what the cross wind is.

G'Day Gentlemen...I rest my case. Anyone want a kold brewski ?
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