Student Pilot Crosswind Landing Struggles | The Most Difficult Part Of Flight Training

Landings are difficult, so much so that students spend the most time trying to perfect them during training. Add a crosswind into the mix and you have a recipe for a very difficult lesson. Mike has transitioned from the PA28 to the C172 and is so close to soloing again because he has done really well since the switch!

Enjoy the landings!

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Disclaimer: I edit my videos for time and entertainment purposes. Editing removes context and procedures crucial to safety of flight. This video is created for entertainment purposes and I do not claim it to be instructional.

[FinkelBlog]

I watched the first two landings, and thought Mike did quite well. His calm demeanor, ability to converse with you, and his ATC communication were also impressive.

[jmitchell]

Modified instructor yoke grip - check. Nonchalant cockpit presence - check. Adding review tasks after challenging crosswind practice - check. CFI composite score from the judging panel: 9.2. Well done sir. Well done.

[Flying_Casually]

Tell Mike to hang in there. I was where he is a couple of weeks ago. Cleared to solo but I wasn't feeling totally comfortable with my landings. On my scheduled solo day the winds were too strong so instead we flew to a non towered field (something I hadn't done yet) and I nailed all of my landings. Huge boost of confidence going into my solo!

[HamBown]

Great job staying in the game dude. I had a couple sketchy crosswind landings in my last training flight and I was certainly not so calm. Keep it up!

[cduemig]

I’m right about the same place. Just did my first cross wind landings the other day and they’re a lot tougher than I thought. Keep plugging!

[MyWTFName]

Best way I learned x/wind landing technique is in a tailwheel. Rudders keep you parallel to the runway and ailerons keeps you on the center line. Nose wheel student pilots struggle to figure this out unless they have the fear of a ground loop. Fun videos - thanks.

[onthemark]

Keep up the great work Mike. Once you get a few good cross wind landings in and feel the technique it will just start to become more natural. You will give Lewis goose bumps and put a big smile on his face 😀.

[captanc]

"Tap dancing" is one of the things that improved my landings markedly recently - heard it mostly from a taildragger pilot where it's a necessity. Started doing it in the PA28, instead of trying to find the right spot and holding it, and only adjusting "when necessary", just constantly jiggling with the feet - it's what we do with yokes, steering wheels, handlebars, etc. all the time so it makes sense that it works for the feet too! Stops them getting "frozen" in the wrong spot when the workload is high but there's a need to be more dynamic (e.g. when flaring and the nose wants to lurch more to the left).

As always thanks for sharing - especially to Mike! Not sure if I'd have had the courage to show the world my first failed "school pre-solo check", which was also due to slightly side-loaded landings!

[PilotChiccon]

Lew! Just got my commercial last Monday and going into multi may 18th . Love the videos and would love to go flying with you one day!!

[evidenceplz]

You are such a funny CFI. If I were your student I wouldn't want the lessons to end!

[chrisreagan]

I love your training technique. You are so easy going and make learning enjoyable. And of course, your videos are fun for us to watch as well. Thank you for sharing, and great job Mike. Your improvement is incredible.

[yankg]

Good this is exactly where I am at my training now. Its so tough because you can tell he knows exactly what he needs to do.

[edjarrett]

Crosswind landings are always a challenge. I got the ppl in the Cessna and then checked out in the Archer. Went up with a cfi to practice crosswind landings in the Archer as I only had 10 hrs in airframe. Good session with 10 knots crosswinds or more and really gave me the added confidence that crosswinds were no big deal. Always shooting for solid proficiency in both aircraft.

[michaelcollins]

I think if I had you as my CFI we would not stop laughing 😂 our humor combined would make the plane float ahahah

[EpsilonGaming]

It's interesting to watch someone who is experiencing the same things I did when trying to get my PPL. And at place like ERAU where they demand perfection, it's a long and rocky road for anyone who trains here.

[bryantturner]

Love that funky music in the background!

[lars]

11:31 the way he jiggels that yoke😂 i wish i could land that good in a crosswind 🥲

[kylebhada]

Keep up the good work, just did my third solo yesterday

[iancranmer]

Just did this today and had a hell of a time at KGYR

[jasonMB]

🤣🤣I can feel the tension in the cockpit