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Originally Posted by bampilot06
typically once in ground affect you would kick the rudder to straighten the nose of the aircraft with the runway and dip the wing into the wind
A fun little Cub trick I would do is on a day with a light, steady crosswind and a grass runway is to do touch and goes with only one wheel.

Originally Posted by bampilot06
I don’t know what kind of limitation the air bus 380 has when it comes to cross winds.
Demonstrated limits at 35/40 kts for takeoff/landing, respectively. Apparently the airframe can handle more but engine airflow limits it before the airframe aerodynamics do.
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