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xwind
(
plural
xwinds
)
Abbreviation
of
crosswind
.
1998
October 29, Mike Regish, “Taxiing in xwind”, in
rec.aviation.student
[1]
(
Usenet
), retrieved
2022-05-19
:
I was back taxiing to takeoff position in a
xwind
yesterday. The
xwind
was coming from the right when I was in position to take off.
2003
September 17, Maule Driver, “Cherokees and X-winds”, in
rec.aviation.student
[2]
(
Usenet
), retrieved
2022-05-19
:
I believe that all
xwind
landings should end in a wing low slip with the longitudinal axis aligned with the direction of movement.
2006
February 4, A Lieberman, “Xwind landing experiences today & questions”, in
rec.aviation.student
[3]
(
Usenet
), retrieved
2022-05-19
:
I bit the bullet today and went out to the airport to work on my
Xwind
landings.
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