Can someone help me fix my rudder? EXTREME veer to the right. Video included

100% crosswind in this case.

Most aircraft have more horizontal surface are behind the center of gravity/yaw rotation point, then in front. This is due to the large are of the tail and empennage. The crosswind hits this surface, and in your case pushes it left, causing the nose to turn right. The stronger the wind the more rudder is required to keep the nose straight. Eventually you reach a point where it requires full rudder to keep the nose straight. If the wind becomes any stronger, there is no longer enough rudder authority to overcome the yawing motion the wind creates. This is the reason aircraft state a maximum crosswind for takeoff and landing.

The maximum demonstrated crosswind component for the Cessna 172 is 15kts. The wind in your video looks significantly stronger than this. Possibly 25kts.

Your only option at this airport, in these conditions, is to find a more into wind runway.

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