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During a takeoff in a quartering crosswind, the pilot's INITIAL aileron input should be
Choices
neutral until airborne.
Neutral allows wind to lift upwind wing.
✓ FULL deflection INTO the wind.correct
gradually relaxed as airspeed builds and aerodynamic effectiveness increases. by liftoff, only enough aileron to keep wings level and no upwind weather-vaning. Crosswind takeoff aileron technique: FULL into the wind at low speed (taxi to start of roll), gradually relaxed as airspeed builds. By rotation, just enough aileron to keep wings level. Without this, the wind lifts the upwind wing and rolls the airplane downwind. After liftoff, establish coordinated crab into the wind to track centerline.
full deflection AWAY from the wind.
Aileron away from wind is wrong direction.
anti-wind direction at all times.
'Anti-wind' isn't aviation terminology; the answer is INTO the wind.
Why
gradually relaxed as airspeed builds and aerodynamic effectiveness increases. by liftoff, only enough aileron to keep wings level and no upwind weather-vaning. Crosswind takeoff aileron technique: FULL into the wind at low speed (taxi to start of roll), gradually relaxed as airspeed builds. By rotation, just enough aileron to keep wings level. Without this, the wind lifts the upwind wing and rolls the airplane downwind. After liftoff, establish coordinated crab into the wind to track centerline.
FAA source: AFH Ch 5; AFH Chapter 5 — Takeoffs and Departure Climbsbrowse the reference library →
Original study question written for this course — representative of FAA knowledge-test topics, not an actual current FAA exam question.