Crazy Crosswind Landings & Ground Loops | Oshkosh EAA AirVenture 2022

An unbelievable way to kick off my time at AirVenture 2022! When we arrived, we saw the Bird Dog after its ground loop, and we knew we were in for a wild day of filming. Winds straight out of the west gusting as high as 27 knots made for a 70-90 degree crosswind for pilots landing on 36L/R. Come enjoy the show!

Filmed on July 24, 2022

Camera: Sony AX53

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[LeppAviation]

Firstly, my apologies for a few of the aircraft ages being wayyyy off. I mainly go off what Flightradar24 gives me, but obviously some of them are very inaccurate.

Secondly, @4:56, it should be a Piper
PA-22 Tri-Pacer! Reg is also N7012D, not N70210, and it’s 65 years old. I probably should’ve checked to see that a Raven S49A is a balloon 😂 thanks to everyone that pointed that out.

[oldschoolcfi]

I just want to salute every pilot who executed a go-around when things got dicey. That's the difference between an Aviator and a mere pilot. They saved their aircraft, and maybe themselves, regardless of how it looked, or what inconvenience it may have caused the controllers.

[stevenvicino]

Best crosswind landing I ever saw. Riding shotgun in a '46 Ercoupe, no rudder pedals. Steering 45 degrees into the wind. We tracked down to the runway like we were on rails. Right at the flare, he straightened us up and I heard a single chirp from the tires. RIP dad.

[tench]

Props to the camera operator here. It can be difficult to keep an airplane in frame but every one of these landings is captured perfectly.

[randyhoneycutt]

I love the fact you show the type and age of the aircraft. It’s very helpful in identifying the older midels.

[skydive]

Very interesting! Brings me back to my CFI days teaching cross wind operations in tail draggers. What I would hammer in; for one ALWAYS keep your upwind wing low and NEVER let up. Secondly, as soon as it touches down FULL aileron into wind, right down to walking speed and even then, keep it there. I see time and again; when the wheels are on the ground, people relax and neutralise controls an thats where stuff goes bad...

[youtube.youtube.]

Hats off to the skillful pilots who accepted the challenge and succeeded in a safe crosswind landing!!!

[joecarpenter]

I really thought that one Bonanza [that did end up going around] was going to stall right over the pavement; that was difficult to watch.
As my flying journey has progressed to now being an airline pilot, I’m convinced even more that there’s simply no room for ego on the flight deck of whatever we’re flying. When that moment arrives that we know it’s time to power up and get out of there, let’s just do it! Swing around for another pass - no problem! If it’s really ugly, and sometimes it is, let’s go somewhere else!
Safe flying 😎

[lioii]

@11:05 - YL-DON is a Pelegrin Tarragon, a Latvian built ultralight.

[I_HateClickBait]

Man, those Piper, low wings just kind of magnet to the ground. Down close and one and done.

[n]

Lots of rudder exercise in this video. This really is one of the best places to sit and watch A/C land. Great video, as always 👍

[abcjelly]

So many aircraft here that are over decades old, yet still looking fresh & new 👌

[dennissumnerdsumner]

What a great video and tribute to Dick. The book the next five minutes is a great read and your video is a great wrap up. Well done!

[ralphlong]

You good tell the MAULE pilot handles crosswinds on a daily basis. Well done

[marcuswray]

Awesome video! That was a beautiful 180. Hopefully he was able to get it fixed and fly it back home.

[damienpenny]

That V tail had me on the edge of my seat!

I hope they see this and learn. It clear in the video that he was toying with a near fatality. Wow.

[charlesfoster]

Such a relaxing compilation of airplane landings. Many don't realize that the controllers instruct many of these planes to fly down to the mid point of the runway before touching down so that another plane can land simultaneously at the threshold. Also, controllers may rush you to vacate the runway immediately into the grass. You best do it too. My friend and I were nearly run down by a B-17 that landed right behind us. We barely were in the grass when he caught up and overtook us. We were in a Cessna 182. This occurred back around 1979 when we were young aviators. Now we are very old aviators lol!!

[flyinhawaiian]

With that kind of crosswind component, it's amazing to me how many of the pilots in this video held in very little or no upwind aileron during the roundout and rollout phases of the landing. The P-51 @ 2:22, Aeronca @ 8:53, and T-6 @ 10:39 were some notable exceptions. Wonderful video!

[jackriley]

On a good day, flying the 150 is like flying a leaf. Flying into this wind promotes the pucker effect!

[philhill]

Best video yet. I learned a lot watching these guys!