On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 19:12:37 +0000 (UTC), (Ken
Hornstein) wrote:

In article ,
Peter Duniho wrote:
A pilot who cannot judge bank angle and coordination without consulting the
turn coordinator and attitude indicator is one who needs to get back to the
basics.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I've never been able to judge turn
coordination without the use of the ball (bank angle, I'm "ok" on). If
I don't look at the ball, I have no idea if I'm coordinated or not.
My instructor tried very hard to get me to judge coordination "naturally",
but I just never got it. How do you teach something like that?

--Ken
If you look straight ahead when you initiate your turn, you can use
your sight over the nose as your "turn and bank" indicator.

Assume you are turning to the right. Here are the three possible
looks you'll see if you 1. don't apply enough rudder. 2. Apply too
much. 3. Apply the right amount.

1. With not enough rudder to counteract differential yaw, you'll see
the nose skid to the left as you bank to the right.

2. With too much rudder, you'll see the nose slip to the right as or
before you bank.

3. With the correct amount of rudder, the nose stays planted straight
ahead as you bank. Once you achieve the sought after bank angle, the
airplane begins turning.

That's right out of the King ground school video and verifiable in
flight. It does work.

Corky Scott