http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=157 Online perspective from the editors of "AOPA Pilot". Wed, 22 May 2013 00:22:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=157&cpage=1#comment-35 Robert Geohagan Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:08:26 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=157#comment-35 Some years ago I was flying the owner and his sick wife from Illinois to Texas in a Commander, I don`t remember the model number but it was the big one with Lycoming engines. The trip was IFR untl we broke out at Little Rock for a refueling. The storm had just passed the airport and only one runway was in use and I was given clearance to use it. As I was lining up with the runway, in a terrific crab angle, the tower calmly informed me the wind was 40 knots at right angle to the runway, I continued the approach and just before touchdown went to the slip method, touch down was uneventful, I had no problem keeping the airplane straight down the runway. I must give credit to the airplane and the large, very effective, rudder on it. Also my 40 years flight experience helped.

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