Some really hinky crosswinds

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This weekend I actually ran out of rudder authority on the Warrior the crosswinds were so bad but none of my landing looked this hinky.
 
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That last landing (high-wing turboprop in NZ) looked like it would have damaged the airframe.
 
"Please use caution when opening the overhead compartments as items may have shifted in flight." :hairraise:
 
Cool video, Scott.
Two weeks ago Danos and I were hanging out at the airport cafe watching the x-wind landings after a flight and we got to see a Lear do a pretty low go-around.
He was rocking all the way down final, and still didn't have it stabilized at about 100 feet agl. He went around and managed to land successfully a few minutes later. It was pretty interesting to watch.
 
This reminded me of that too! And someone else who ran out of rudder in a x-wind the other day. :) Nice approach man. You nailed it!
 
infotango said:
Cool video, Scott.
Two weeks ago Danos and I were hanging out at the airport cafe watching the x-wind landings after a flight and we got to see a Lear do a pretty low go-around.
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With the 20 series more than the 30 series....With the yaw damp off and fuel in the tip tanks, you can get the fuel sloshing in a crosswind. It can be a hell of a ride if that happens. That is on top of what the crosswind might be doing to you. The 20 series has a statement in the flight manual to the tune of something like "leave the yaw damp on into the flare of landing", for this reason.

Cool videos to watch!

Brent
ex-lear driver.
 
Test flights or not, still made my butt pucker. (*)
 
Danos said:
This reminded me of that too! And someone else who ran out of rudder in a x-wind the other day. :) Nice approach man. You nailed it!
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Aw thanks, Danos. For everybody else, it was a little breezy down in PNE on Tuesday, it always seems to be windy when I go flying...

And thanks for that description Brett. I couldn't tell which type of Lear it was, although I seem to remember it having winglets, although I could be wrong about that, I guess that would make it a 30 series Lear. The instability on this landing seemed mostly to be in roll.
Do all of the Lears need yaw dampers? I know that most jetliners have them.
 
infotango said:
Do all of the Lears need yaw dampers? I know that most jetliners have them.
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Need no. The Lear 45 can dispatch without a yaw dampner. However the 20 and 30 series could not. You had to have one go to flying. Learjet did some mods to the 45 that allowed it to dispatch without it (ie dorsal fins on the tail and metal straps on the rudder).

The 55, 40, 45, 31 and 60 had winglets. The 20 series and the 35 had tip tanks.
 
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