If you feel a little rusty on crosswind technique, ask an instructor to take you to either Lana i or Moloka i. Also, by going to the slip a little early, I get into the mode of correcting drift with aileron and alignment with rudder. I m way back behind the power curve. Late go arounds claim their fair share of aluminum. Starting the slip a little early will require careful power management, since by slipping you are increasing drag and thus, rate of descent, and I may have to carry a little more power longer into the landing than normal.
Tailwheel aircraft present their own unique set of challenges in a crosswind.
More vertical fin presents more of a sail to the wind in a crosswind. It s often not so much the landing as the roll-out that gets you. With a strong enough wind, virtually all tailwheel airplanes will reach a point where directional control on the ground becomes impossible especially in a quartering tailwind, which greatly reduces rudder effectiveness. When that happens, you may become a passenger along for a nasty ride. The wind also impacts your en route comfort.