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As an airplane slows after a crosswind landing, how should aileron into the wind change?

Apply more aileron into the wind.

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  1. Move it away from the wind
  2. Increase it into the wind ✔
  3. Neutralize it immediately

Why: Ailerons lose effectiveness as the airplane slows while the crosswind still tries to lift the upwind wing. Increase the correction, reaching full aileron into the wind near a stop.

Huh, didn't know that: The fuselage and tail can make the airplane weathervane into the wind during rollout.

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The aileron leaned into its work as the airplane slowed down.
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Answer: Increase it into the wind. Ailerons lose effectiveness as the airplane slows while the crosswind still tries to lift the upwind wing. Increase the correction, reaching full aileron into the wind near a stop.

  1. FAA Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 9 www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/airplane_handbook/10_afh_ch9.pdf?pubDate=20260325
    more and more aileron is applied to keep the upwind wing from rising
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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