How do aircraft tyres straighten themselves when landing in a crosswind?
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I use the low wing method. (I did majority of my training in Pipers, so it’s what’s natural to me) You approach the runway as normal, then when you flare, you control the nose with the rudder, and your direction of flight with the ailerons. This is also basically the same thing as a slip. So if you have a crosswind from the left, you’d use left aileron, while also using right rudder. This keeps your aircraft flying straight, while also being aligned with the runway. But keep in mind that this will also drop you like a rock, which can be countered by pulling back on the yoke a bit to keep you from slamming the wheels on the runway.
It sounds like a lot, but it’s about the same as standing on a basketball. It’s a balancing act that eventually just comes natural. Edit- it’s also way easier to deal with a left crosswind, than a crosswind from the right. It’s natural to pull back and turn left, while using right rudder. Not so much the other way around lol
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