Do a Crosswind Landing in a Cessna 150
Landing a Cessna 150 in a crosswind can be difficult. Here are some steps to take to overcome this difficult procedure.
Steps
- Check the maximum demonstrated crosswind component for your aircraft, which is located in your P.O.H.
- Check the windsock, or with ATC, for the wind direction and speed.
- As you line up with the runway, make sure the wind direction matches up with the heading indicator.
- On final, crab the aircraft into the wind as required to remain on the runway centerline.
- Adjust power and pitch to maintain the correct approach speed and angle. In gusty conditions, add 5 knots (or half the gust speed) to your normal approach speed.
- On short final, transition from a crab to a sideslip. Use rudder to line the nose up with the runway while simultaneously using opposite aileron to lower the into-wind wing.
- Maintain those inputs with slight adjustments to hold the centerline and your wing low into the wind during your final approach and flare.
- As the plane touches down on the wing low wheel, use full aileron deflection into the wind. The other wheel will come down on its own.
- YOU HAVE JUST LANDED A CESSNA 150 IN A CROSSWIND.
Warnings
- Check the P.O.H for proper flaps settings during crosswind approach and landing. There are limitations.
- If The crosswind speed is too high, you should not be landing on that runway.