"Ken S. Tucker" wrote in
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On Feb 17, 8:19 pm, WJRFlyBoy wrote:
On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:30:49 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
I noticed that ex-navy guys
never stepped on the ball, they moved the stick in the direction
the ball needed to go. I asked one about this and he told me that's
what you do to co-ordinate! Interesting. It works just as well and
unless you're making a gross correction you'd never notice the
difference. I guess it comes from a naval notion of the rudder
being the primary control or something..

Holy ****, I thought it was me and my newbieness. I am working NAS
JAX and spending time with the NAS and I get the same conversations.
I think.

My Instructor Pilot "balled" me out on that too (pun
intended), he pointed out my turns were not properly
coordinated because the ball went off center.
Well the SOB aka IP (good fella all the way) explains
that passengers have drinks on their little tables and
a coordinated turn keeps them level, and won't spill!

So he takes his plastic water bottle and sets it on his
clip board that is even on his lap, then orders up some
coordinated turns...10 , 20 , 30 degree banks, I thought
that was a good lesson.


What about the water on your brain, Ken? Did that stay level?


Bertie