CRJ drivers and Max pilot Xwind limitation
01-07-2021, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Meh. I did it with a 100kt XW in the sim. 150' long, 10,000' wide runway.
Did you use flaps 45? We have no procedure giving us the latitude to try it but I wonder if a flaps 20 landing would give more control?
01-07-2021, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by pangolin
Something to consider. Physics. Your airspeed was probably 140 knots or so. With a direct crosswind you still have some headwind across the wing and some crosswind. This is true at any wind speed. So the faster approach speed might mitigate the crosswind to some degree.
Did you use flaps 45? We have no procedure giving us the latitude to try it but I wonder if a flaps 20 landing would give more control?
Did you use flaps 45? We have no procedure giving us the latitude to try it but I wonder if a flaps 20 landing would give more control?
You're right that the sim probably doesn't faithfully replicate that, so more of a video game than anything else.
