Xwind 200 Crosswind Simulator

Looking for a way to improve your crosswind ability?

Try a training session on San Carlos Flight Center’s Xwind 200 crosswind landing simulator!
Crosswind Simulator
The Xwind 200 puts you in the cockpit maneuvering your airplane in for a crosswind landing. Unlike most ordinary simulators, you don’t sit in a folding chair staring at a 12-inch computer monitor. In the Xwind 200, your sight reference is the extended runway centerline on the floor in front of you, just like in a real airplane. The machine can simulate crosswinds of varying strength, which, coupled with your flight control movements, result in powerful motors moving your cockpit through drift, yaw, and roll exactly like you experience in your training airplane on landing. The muscle memory and visual practice you develop will directly translate to improved skills the next time you fly.

With the Xwind 200, you can master the crosswind landing without risking an accident. It’s like being in a permanent crosswind condition. You can’t help but learn through tried and true methods that you just can’t get in an airplane. In the two-hour session, you’ll improve your:

crab technique
crab to slip on final approach
sideslip in varying wind conditions
crosswind touchdown on the landing roll
sideslip rotation and lift-off
slip to crab for climbout
and your overall understanding of crosswind dynamics

San Carlos Flight Center is thrilled to be able to use the Xwind 200 to provide skill-specific training on the hardest part of crosswind flying, all in a safe training environment. No need to wait until the crosswinds are just right. You will develop sensory motor skills you can immediately apply the next time you are in the airplane.

One training session is the equivalent of scores of landings, without all those hours in the traffic pattern. This training is a MUST for pilots that operate out of the airports in the San Francisco Bay area, or anywhere there are challenging crosswinds. Don’t let gentle crosswinds ground your flight!

Improve your crosswind skill and confidence with the Xwind 200!

Crosswind Simulator Training

Crosswind training sessions available now!

Cost: $250
($240/ for members)

Training Days: By appointment

Location: San Carlos Flight Center
655 Skyway Road, Suite 215
San Carlos, California 94070
(650) 946-1700
Call to book a session today.

When I first saw the crosswind simulator, I was a little intimidated and unsure how it was supposed to work. However, within five minutes, I was flying it like a plane. The session lasted an hour and I came out so much more clear on crosswind technique and so much more confident. It was like I had done hours of pattern work. The most interesting realization was that one is supposed to use the technique all the time, even with no wind! I highly recommend using the crosswind simulator when you start learning landings and at any time you need to refresh your technique.Rajpal S.

During my flight training I kept having trouble to land in the notorious summer crosswinds at my airport without satisfying improvement. The sim training session certainly did improve my crosswind flying ability. First of all you will get various wind conditions instantly without the need to burn through pricey fuel and without the overhead of staying in the pattern. Also without the risk to wreck a plane it adds some level of comfort allowing you to better focus on the controls. The sim training offers a big value for a relatively small price.Tom W.

The XWind simulator training session was one of the most important flight lessons that I’ve ever had. Your method of breaking the landing process down into simple, consistent steps paired with physical skill building on the simulator turned me from someone who landed okay most of the time as a result of luck and favorable conditions to someone who could land spot on centered and straight no matter what the winds are doing. I would make it an absolute requirement for my primary and commercial students to master the XWind simulator as a part of their training.David C.CFI

As a new pilot I had the theory but not much experience when it came to crosswind landings. The crosswind simulator, by giving me a chance to practice landing in challenging crosswind conditions, has boosted my confidence considerably. Although I am not a high hour pilot I have nailed a few crosswind landings using the technique I was taught. It provided me with a solid technique for dealing with crosswind landings and just as importantly I think it provided a way of knowing when the crosswind exceeds the planes capabilities while you are still on approach.Charles T.

Let’s face it, a cross wind landing safely executed is a thrilling experience. Getting there is another story. Once I mastered the basics of crosswind landings with a competent CFI, the Xwind simulator was an amazing fine tuning device, confidence builder and safe way to explore multiple crosswind scenarios without hearing – “MY PLANE” – just seconds before touch down. Actually, flying from San Carlos (KSQL), I recommend a new session every year to keep those reflexes sharp and ready.Conrado D.

Xwind 200 Crosswind Simulator

Looking for a way to improve your crosswind ability?

Cost: $250 ($240/ for members)

Cost: $250
($240/ for members)