Crosswind

Last week I flew out to a private airstrip in the desert that was near some bare hills. It's a strip I've landed on many times before...however this time was different. As I was making my turn to line up for the approach I noticed the crosswind was much stronger than before...a LOT stronger. It was the first time I've seen the windsock strait and at a 90 degree angle to the runway.

My approach ended up being completely off and I had to abort the landing to try again. The second time around I made a wider turn and was able to compensate for the crosswind. I landed with sweaty palms but it was as smooth as any. I walked away with a notch of experience with that one.

Here's some video of the pros in much larger planes: