Crab angle

Definitions

• The angle formed between the direction an aircraft is pointed and the direction it is tracking over the ground, resulting from a crosswind component. Also called the wind correction angle.
• The angle formed between the direction an aircraft is pointed and the direction it is tracking over the ground resulting from a crosswind component.

References

• Powered Parachute Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2007
• Weight-Shift Control Aircraft Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2008