Swerve on Takeoff

#1

Crosswinds are my worst enemy, not on landing, but actually on takeoff. If there is any sort of crosswind exceeding 4knts at all, I tend to swerve as I rotate off the ground. I tried turning off auto-coordination, but that did absolutely nothing. What am I doing wrong? I don’t think it’s a rotation speed error, because the flights I’m on are always on the ground for a second or two after Vr. Please help!

(There’s probably bounties of errors in this, don’t judge me, typing on a tiny phone with autocorrect is hard…)

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#2

Hello!

Sounds like you need to apply some rudder to counter act the crosswinds :)

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#3

This is what the rudder is used for! Also, ensure you calibrate before takeoff and disengaging autopilot and you should be good to go!

Fellow pilot,
Etrain

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#4

The airplane crabs into the wind. Use rudder to straighten the flight path and direction you are facing. NAV will keep the crab once in the air

#5

Use that rudder accordingly! That is what it is for and can be your best friend once you have it down pat , also good for landings …

#6

If wind moves to the left, the plane will go to the right and vice versa. I think it’s optimal to move your rudder to the direction of the wind to maintain that centerline.

#7

Also on smaller planes like a C208 before V1 you want to hold the yoke to the left more with more wind less on less wind.

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#8

Oh, duh!

Why didn’t I think of that?? Welp, you can close this now, thanks for the help!

#9

Just flag your post :)

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#10

Its those pesky tails and wind…

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