cross wind landing dynamics

[Yetti]

Does doing a one wheel landing require less rudder input than a crab and kick landing.   And other things I figured out is on a strong crosswind I add planned drift into my set up.   It's a boat thing.

 

[RLCarter]

Some days require a combination of both 

[carusoam]

not being a CFI... I can only list some logic and ideas to consider...
 

Let’s say you crabbed, then kicked...

You are now over the centerline with one wheel down.... the upwind wheel...

When executed perfectly, the bank is going to minimize any drift...

while the rudder is going to put the nose wheel down the runway...

As the second MLG touches, the crosswind is still going to be pushing....

Your yoke controls will be pushing into the wind...  adding more pressure to the upwind wheel...

The plane is going to try to slide sideways while still light on its feet...

The plane will then try to weather vane... as the wheels take the load...

Lots of flying to do under these changing conditions...

 

Still PP thoughts only, not a CFI...awaiting to hear what I missed... 

Best regards,

-a-

[Yetti]

As my CFI learned in Alaska.  Don't do a one wheel landing on ice.    The CFI where this came up said think about it this way the plane is in a mass of air that is moving sideways.

[N201MKTurbo]

51 minutes ago, Yetti said:

As my CFI learned in Alaska.  Don't do a one wheel landing on ice.    The CFI where this came up said think about it this way the plane is in a mass of air that is moving sideways.

I’ve found if the runway is that slick, you can just land with a crab.

[midlifeflyer]

I'm happy to be corrected on this but as far as I have been able to tell, the only difference between wing low and crab and kick is the amount of time spent cross-controlled. With pure crab and kick, you are delaying it until immediately before touchdown, but you are still going to kind kind in rudder and drop aileron to prevent drift after touching the pavement. In both cases, doing it correctly means your momentum is forward relative to the runway and not drifting. One wheel at a time is a result, not a goal. On a slippery runway, the goal is going to be to touch down and go to full crosswind taxi correction as quickly as possible.

[Yetti]

one of my theories has been because the wing is down there is not wind gusts to pick it up from the bottom of it.   So less control input is needed.