When I first did footage for crosswinds it took me a weekend to get it right because of how hard it was to get the LaGG to touchdown without bouncing heavily, but after one of the patches something was changed as that bouncing tendency was reduced a little so I re-recorded both landings. It takes practice for these, and as an aside I prefer the crab approach.
Thanks Stefano, there is going to be some good stuff coming down the pipeline ;-) Multiplayer is going to be released this weekend, so hopefully I can get to work on what I really want to show, BFM and ACM.
YES!! I did it!! Thank you Req, I was having a hard time in DCS P-51 cross wind landing practice, as I kept on landing, but it was more of a crash landing that is!!! Oy Vey!! I just need to practice more to get the CW landings down 100% of the time!!
Congratulations! Thanks for posting as I get a big smile when I read something like this :-) I have DCS-P51 too and really like it, but it's application in DCS is a bit limited in scope, but DCS WWII will fix that problem :-)
Huh. So is it called a crab approach *specifically* when the nose is pointing into the wind and not just keeping one wing pointed down and flying at an angle thanks to opposite rudder a means of lowering altitude without gaining much airspeed? Because the latter something I do pretty often in Rise of Flight on my landing approaches in general.
Yep. If you're pointing a wing down with opposite rudder that's sideslipping. Sideslipping lets you lose altitude without gaining a lot kf airspeed because you're creating more drag on the airframe with the yaw
Great video series, keep it going! On the side-note, how did you manage to set wind direction left-> rigt in IL2? Only option I can see is wind speed and turbulence. Cheers!
I forgot to ask you Requiem, would trimming the rudder and ailerons a bit help a little bit along with everything you showed in the video? I don't think that some of the planes in IL-2 BOS can be trimmed yet, but when they do would that be helpful too? Just a thought.
If you feel the need and it won't distract you then trimming will help your approach. Just remember to trim the aileron into the wind to keep the upwind wing down once your final approach is set and it should make your life easier.
Thanks for your videos! Yours are my go-to for doing anything in a WWII flight sim. Any tips for maintaining control during touchdown after a crosswind landing? I seem to do the approach fine, but when touching down all bets are off if I go veering off in an unintended direction, ground loop, or bounce around like a pinball between the 3 wheels.
Hey Josh, if you're landing in a crosswind you need to keep flying the airplane until you're at a safe taxi speed. This means you should keep adding control input with stick and rudder, so when you put it into a slip to land, by keeping the upwind wing down with opposite rudder, after you touchdown keep that aileron input and start increasing it as you start slowing down on the landing roll while using rudder and braking to stay straight on the runway. How much aileron you need is dependent on how strong the crosswind is, so it's very much a "feel" thing that comes with experience.
Thank you for sharing another very nice tutorial. As a constructive feedback, I dare suggest a slower clearer speech style with more "projection" of the voice, almost as if you were talking to a pupil inside the cockpit or eventually into the radio microphone. Again, thank you!
IL-2 Tutorials by Requiem Thank you very much!!! I'd like to share this if you don't mind, as a contribution to your beautiful video: www.av8n.com/how/htm/landing.html#sec-crosswind-landing (the book "starts" here www.av8n.com/how/ ). If I get it right, the essential difference between the two techniques at the moment of touch down is touching down with the upwind wheel first or with the wings level, the latter not recommended by the author of the book for reasons he explains, although he mentions some aircrafts which require that technique because they are not compatible with the other one.
Thanks for the great instructional. Appreciated as always, Requiem and please keep up the wonderful work.
You make it look easy! I'll have to practice mine so I can land as smoothly. Great video, as usual. Thanks.
When I first did footage for crosswinds it took me a weekend to get it right because of how hard it was to get the LaGG to touchdown without bouncing heavily, but after one of the patches something was changed as that bouncing tendency was reduced a little so I re-recorded both landings. It takes practice for these, and as an aside I prefer the crab approach.
All vids are great stuff like always, Req! Thanks and definitely, keep em coming! Cheers
Thanks Vlcoun, I'm working hard on it ;-)
Very appreciated, Requiem! Great video series. Can't wait for next open session to practice... ;)
Thanks Stefano, there is going to be some good stuff coming down the pipeline ;-) Multiplayer is going to be released this weekend, so hopefully I can get to work on what I really want to show, BFM and ACM.
Great video as always. Looking forward to what's next :)
It will probably be the IL-2 Familiarisation video. It's great fun flying and ground pounding in that thing!
Another Great Video!
Cheers James and T Tice. Look out for the IL-2 familarisation this week ;-) I can't wait to get into some MP based videos though!
YES!! I did it!! Thank you Req, I was having a hard time in DCS P-51 cross wind landing practice, as I kept on landing, but it was more of a crash landing that is!!! Oy Vey!! I just need to practice more to get the CW landings down 100% of the time!!
Congratulations! Thanks for posting as I get a big smile when I read something like this :-) I have DCS-P51 too and really like it, but it's application in DCS is a bit limited in scope, but DCS WWII will fix that problem :-)
Top notch Req!
Pro Quality Tutorials. They should link your sight in the game manual. Well Done Sir!!!!
Cheers Pete, I do my best :-)
Huh. So is it called a crab approach *specifically* when the nose is pointing into the wind and not just keeping one wing pointed down and flying at an angle thanks to opposite rudder a means of lowering altitude without gaining much airspeed? Because the latter something I do pretty often in Rise of Flight on my landing approaches in general.
Yep. If you're pointing a wing down with opposite rudder that's sideslipping. Sideslipping lets you lose altitude without gaining a lot kf airspeed because you're creating more drag on the airframe with the yaw
Great video series, keep it going! On the side-note, how did you manage to set wind direction left-> rigt in IL2? Only option I can see is wind speed and turbulence. Cheers!
Thanks Goran! These are missions I create myself, so I use the mission editor and set up the wind accordingly to what I need.
That explains everything, thank you sir!
I forgot to ask you Requiem, would trimming the rudder and ailerons a bit help a little bit along with everything you showed in the video? I don't think that some of the planes in IL-2 BOS can be trimmed yet, but when they do would that be helpful too? Just a thought.
If you feel the need and it won't distract you then trimming will help your approach. Just remember to trim the aileron into the wind to keep the upwind wing down once your final approach is set and it should make your life easier.
Thanks for your videos! Yours are my go-to for doing anything in a WWII flight sim. Any tips for maintaining control during touchdown after a crosswind landing? I seem to do the approach fine, but when touching down all bets are off if I go veering off in an unintended direction, ground loop, or bounce around like a pinball between the 3 wheels.
Hey Josh, if you're landing in a crosswind you need to keep flying the airplane until you're at a safe taxi speed. This means you should keep adding control input with stick and rudder, so when you put it into a slip to land, by keeping the upwind wing down with opposite rudder, after you touchdown keep that aileron input and start increasing it as you start slowing down on the landing roll while using rudder and braking to stay straight on the runway. How much aileron you need is dependent on how strong the crosswind is, so it's very much a "feel" thing that comes with experience.
@@RequiemsACTL Thanks!
Thank you for sharing another very nice tutorial. As a constructive feedback, I dare suggest a slower clearer speech style with more "projection" of the voice, almost as if you were talking to a pupil inside the cockpit or eventually into the radio microphone. Again, thank you!
Thanks for the critique Jazz, I'll definitely make an effort to try and make my voice a little clearer in future videos.
IL-2 Tutorials by Requiem
Thank you very much!!! I'd like to share this if you don't mind, as a contribution to your beautiful video: www.av8n.com/how/htm/landing.html#sec-crosswind-landing (the book "starts" here www.av8n.com/how/ ). If I get it right, the essential difference between the two techniques at the moment of touch down is touching down with the upwind wheel first or with the wings level, the latter not recommended by the author of the book for reasons he explains, although he mentions some aircrafts which require that technique because they are not compatible with the other one.