Crosswind landings pose a significant challenge for pilots, frequently contributing to small aircraft accidents due to limited practice opportunities and reduced flight control effectiveness at lower ...

During crosswind takeoffs, the primary purpose of applying aileron into the wind is to prevent the upwind wing from rising, not solely to increase ground friction. Counterintuitively, faster airplanes ...

There’s a pretty harrowing video making its way around the internet today of a Boeing 777 as it makes an attempt (and fails miserably) at landing. But it’s no crash—thanks to an insane crosswind, it ...

US safety officials want the Federal Aviation Administration to improve the way in which crosswind data is collected and shared with pilots at airports downwind of mountainous terrain. This follows ...