Spoilers? We Don't Need No Stinking Spoilers!

[GeeBee]

A good reason to keep maximum pressure on the mains.

 

[N201MKTurbo]

My son drives like that.

[LANCECASPER]

I can just imagine the first announcement after they got it back under control. (In a cheerful voice)  “We’d like to welcome you to Vilnius and we’d like to thank you for flying Nordvind. Whether you are making a connection here or this is your final destination, which it almost was, we hope you have a great day!”

[Pinecone]

A former friend (RIP). who started in the airlines on DC-3 and retired flying 747s, used to say, on a wet runway PLANT the aircraft.  Better to be talked about for a couple of hours for a firm landing versus being immortalized for years for running off the runway.

[GeeBee]

It is true. You want a firm touchdown to break the viscous layer and get the tires in contact for spin up for the anti-skid system. (I've seen 727 go into full release without positive spin up) In addition n the older 737 this was especially important as the "shift bar" needed to push up to deploy the spoilers. A lot of guys went off a wet runway in the 737 Classic after a feather like touch down. However in this case, the spoilers were not armed at all. With the 13 knot crosswind, the airplane went into immediate weather vane mode and without the tires firmly on the runway it easily weather vaned into the wind.

While we concentrate on crosswind technique with aileron firmly into the wind, it is equally important to keep the weight on the mains as the tire cornering forces are significant and helpful, especially on a slick runway. That means back on the elevator and speedbrakes up (if you go them).