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

  1. Check the maximum demonstrated crosswind component for your aircraft, which is located in your P.O.H.
  2. Check the windsock, or with ATC, for the wind direction and speed.
  3. As you line up with the runway, make sure the wind direction matches up with the heading indicator.
  4. On final, crab the aircraft into the wind as required to remain on the runway centerline.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Maintain those inputs with slight adjustments to hold the centerline and your wing low into the wind during your final approach and flare.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.

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