AVweb’s Monday Podcast: Engineer & CFI Brad Whitsitt Tackles Crosswind Landing Training with a New Simulator

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Key Takeaways:

  • Flight instructor and electrical engineer Brad Whitsitt developed the Xwind 200 crosswind landing trainer.
  • This device addresses the issue of crosswind landing difficulties and wind-gust encounters, which Whitsitt identified as top causes of weather-related flight accidents.
  • The Xwind 200 merges Whitsitt's diverse backgrounds to improve pilot training for challenging landing conditions.
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Flight instructor and electrical engineer Brad Whitsitt noticed that many of his flight students had much difficulty with crosswind landings, and his research into the problem found that improper crosswind landing techniques and wind-gust encounters near the runway are the top causes of weather-related accidents. He decided to do something about this by merging his diverse backgrounds together to develop the Xwind 200 crosswind landing trainer. AVweb Editor-in-Chief Chad Trautvetter spoke with Whitsitt to find out more about his new device.

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