Hi guys, I’m trying to learn how to handle crosswind landings and have been reading up on this subject and also about trim. I still have some gaps in understanding and hope someone can help me out.
I understand there are 3 types of trim: elevator trim (for pitch), aileron trim (for roll) and rudder trim (for yaw). I also understand of the 3, elevator trim is found on most (if not all types of aircraft), but not aileron trim and rudder trim. Off the top of your head, can anyone tell me which GA planes have got either or both of them (ie. aileron trim and/or rudder trim)?
Secondly, if the GA plane I’m flying does not have aileron trim and/or rudder trim, but I wish to handle a crosswind during final approach and landing using the wing-low/sideslip method by deploying both aileron and rudder, and if I’m using the basic Xbox Controller, does that mean I need to keep holding (throughout the procedure) :
(1) the left stick of the Controller left/right — to maintain the desired aileron deflection to correct for drift, AND
(2) the (left/right) trigger of the Controller — to maintain the desired opposite rudder deflection for keeping the plane’s nose pointing at the runway heading?
Is this the correct way of doing it?
TIA