💨 🛬 Wonky WINDY Crosswinds | Flight Training

[@angleofattack]

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[@berniebrown9115]

On my checkride in 1973 the winds were so bad I couldn’t keep turns around a point anywhere close to a circle. The instructor tried it and did better than I did but he had to put the airplane all the way over on downwind to get it. We came in for a really terrible crosswind o final. The guy said you think you can do this? I aced it. Still didn’t know if I passed because he didn’t tell me. Went into instructor building and my instructor ask if I passed. I said I don’t know. My instructor picked up the phone and called. The guy said it was too windy to do a checkride today but any kid that can nail that bad crosswind passes. Every time I rented a plane from then on at a new place they would call my checkride instructor and he would say yes rent him anything he wants he can fly. Thanks for reminding me of that day.

[@New2Me170B]

The Price is Right song for the weak “clear” was a nice touch.

[@angleofattack]

Hehehe. Need more heavy metal practice.

[@alphonzo12345]

My primary instructor loved taking me out on those terrible, windy, gusty crosswind spring days. We all prefer nice smooth air, but those experiences taught me very early on how to deal with it well. Frustrating at the time, but I really do think she made me a better pilot.

[@angleofattack]

100%

[@Tow69er]

Great Job Young Man, Good to see new young pilots enjoying the skies.

[@angleofattack]

Always!

[@ADVJason]

Flying/Training in this kind of weather has to make a pilot safer. I look forward to a day (hopefully) I get to learn in some of these situations.... thanks for keeping my dream of one day getting my license alive by doing these videos. One day I hope to start the training. For now its MSFS flying for me lol

[@angleofattack]

Yes, a bunch of different types of training helps out.

[@JeremyMyersmusic]

I love this too! I don't get lots of time to watch youtube anymore so I've been catching up and binging on AoA!

[@krititevar5935]

Your videos i got to say are sooo amazing and authentic You don't even know how much knowledge you are sharing with the world with your videos They are really helpful for me as a student pilot Thankyou so much!!!!

[@angrylion4752]

Chris, You are a phenomenal instructor!!!🙏

[@WarrenKimpel]

another nice video

[@warshrike666]

Thanks guys i am not up to landing yet but this was really helpful. I am flying a 2005 Tecnam Echo Super a lot smaller then that Cessna i get blown around a bit more so my 1st crosswind landing will be fun :)

[@skyepilotte11]

Great day to practice x wind techniques...excellent job. Instructors need to do this more often...builds confidence, never know when you may need to land or take off in gusty conditions.

[@angleofattack]

Precisely. You really have to do it at some point.

[@andre5468]

Crosswind landings are my favorite thing to do in GA

[@Astrophotography]

Love this channel. Thanks AOA!

[@emmanuelgt5]

I was doing touch and goes on KEMT el monte socal today and had strong gusty direct crosswinds. Kicked my butt but really good practice. Does not fell natural to land with ailerons not straight.

[@angleofattack]

It does feel a bit wonky!

[@richardkimrey]

Best video yet. Liked different flap settings in relation to speed

[@angleofattack]

It was cool to experiment with.

[@NauticallyMinded]

He did fantastic! Thanks for the great video and awesome instruction!

[@angleofattack]

Most welcome.

[@markmaccani9411]

Chris, Great job on the video and the cross wind landing training. Always a challenge that will come up. Especially at single runway airports. I deal with them quite a bit at my home airport. So much early on in my training we would have to go to other airports just to make it easier on me sometimes. Hope spring is coming to you in Alaska. Defiantly not here in the UP of Michigan yet.

[@angleofattack]

Haven't seen much of spring yet! Ugh.

[@user-su4fw2lx7t]

wish I could find an instructor like this!.

[@jimmydulin928]

Today easy? Actually yes. Strong crosswind is much easier to teach/learn because it is more observable than is light crosswind. I like your emphasis of rudder only to maintain taxi line, centerline, and centerline extended. Students get that easily in strong crosswind (sideslip at the end of crab or sideslip all the way down). Students have trouble with that in light crosswind and no wind. A bit too much wing wagging, however. More rudder to level the wing and less aileron will help the wing wagging. Good job emphasizing full aileron to keep wing down on the ground. Emphasize aileron is for drift only and not alignment. Even in the crab on final, walk rudder to keep wing level and keep butt going down the centerline extended. Dutch rolls teach us that unless we lead rudder there is no coordination, just adjustment with rudder after the nose has yawed the wrong way first. Good job all around student and instructor. Relax all.

[@budowens6478]

So awesome

[@dwighttaylor5107]

Awesome video thanks

[@BjoernKarlsson]

This looks like 75-85 percent of what my LAPL training looked like. 😂 First day with really calm weather was on my checkride... Take a guess if I had to go around on my first attempt 😅 The check airman was cool though and in the end I passed the ride!

[@angleofattack]

Ha! I realize some people have to deal with it. It is what it is!

[@BjoernKarlsson]

@@angleofattack Yeah, that's how it is. I'm really glad to have done it too, since I know now that it's manageable and that it does not make me nervous but only more attentive and well prepared!

[@MikoMuru]

On the second landing mixture should be rich considering you guys are at sea level. I notice the mixture is leaned. This can be a problem during go arounds where you require max power and the engine isnt getting full rich fuel. It can also cause detonation and preignition.

[@angleofattack]

Thanks for the idea. However, our carburetor runs a bit rich even at sea level. It was on purpose.

[@gojkovicde]

Thanks!

[@angleofattack]

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[@maritestaylor8458]

Awesome thanks

[@angleofattack]

You bet!

[@jamestharp7880]

Hi Chris, as a flight instructor it is so hard not to grab the controls sometimes. Good video.

[@angleofattack]

It's a tough one! I usually do pretty good, but the winds were pretty wild.

[@BK-it6te]

Very good

[@garon43]

Love the videos. I’m curious as to why you don’t have mixture full rich on the takeoffs at sea level.

[@angleofattack]

Our carburetor runs a bit rich. Don't want to foul up the plugs.

[@flysport_tedder]

12:55 almost 200hrs and I still make calls like that occasionally.

[@bigliftm]

would love to get my PPL however i would not pass medical as i got a heart rythem condition. 😢

[@cristobalmoral772]

Hey Chris! I love your videos, i saw in one video that you use glasses, i was wondering why you use them, is it Myope or something else? I was wondering because i have Myopie and i was wondering if that was an issue to get my pilot license. Thanks, and keep it up with your videos!

[@angleofattack]

They honestly just look cool. They're orange, that's on brand.

[@michaelgarrow3239]

Master CFI isn’t in the AIM/ FAR… There is a CFII?

[@angleofattack]

MasterInstructors.org is an accreditation.

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

G,day from Sydney Australia. First real crosswind circuit practice on AOA channel? 🌏🇭🇲

[@markrobertsUK]

Hi, does your Super thanks still support Sienna?

[@stephencaudle1766]

What's the lighted display on top of your dash?

[@alphonzo12345]

Angle of Attack indicator

[@stephencaudle1766]

@@alphonzo12345 Ah, thanks!

[@stevensheaves]

Curious? About 2/3 of the way through you said "we gotta go we gotta go" was that because there was traffic behind you landing?

[@GlenAtTheMeirings]

I think because they’re doing touch n gos, he wanted to get off before using up all the runaway.

[@angleofattack]

This is the correct answer. Wasting way too much runway. But also, the winds were tricky. We'd get our butts kicked more further down the runway.

[@heydonray]

Why is the “MAster Instructor” encouraging or even allowing use of flaps on downwind, in a single engined airplane, over water? Why is a pattern being flown -in a single engine airplane- which requires power to drag the airplane along on final? Ditch the flaps when they do more harm than good. They are misunderstood and very over-used flight control.

[@doctriestosew4333]

Non pilot here. Can you explain what you mean. Why are the flaps dangerous

[@masonicmoth]

​@@doctriestosew4333 student pilot here. I'm learning on downwind, my landing checklist is turn on the carburetor heat and drop the engine to 15-1700 RPM, give 20 degrees of flaps and pitch for 65-70 knots. My instructor told me that if there is an engine failure, move immediately zero flaps to get the least wind resistance and increase your glide distance, in an effort to make it the rest of the way to the runway. On some of my landings he pulls the throttle and says "oops, you lost your engine!" 😬 put the flaps up, pitch 80 knots best glide speed, turn towards the runway! In summary, I think this guy commented this in order to emphasize that with flaps down, you're using more gas/power to maintain your speed because the flaps slow you down a lot by causing drag. Also, going slower means you're closer to the stall speed, and base-final turns are the most dangerous for spins because you're slow and near the ground... 🤷‍♂️

[@dinocaminos]

he wants tomget to the airline or something else?

[@user-vd6pd1ld7p]

Good training however I would have preferred you do not touch the controls on landing every time and let the boy build some confidence. Show the student you trust them. Other than that good video Cheers

[@angleofattack]

He wasn’t even solo yet. That time will come.

[@masonicmoth]

Honestly I've no idea when my instructor is helping me on landings. The first day we did pattern work he said "i didn't help you 3 times" ... the last lesson I had a few days ago he said "all 9 landings by yourself, good job" and I was like 🤯 what?

[@thomasm8699]

Taxi..hands on controls. Landing..follow through, gradual full aileron into the wind on roll out. Building muscle memory and nice memories.