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Old September 22nd 08, 10:14 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Mike
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Default Crab, slips, and crossed controls

"Stefan" wrote in message
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Robert Moore schrieb:

A slip is a slip is a slip.


From The FAA H-8083-3a, Airplane Flying Handbook


Ok, so in the USA there exist several different brands of slips.

In the rest of the world however, a slip is a slip is a slip. Which is how
airplanes see it, too, I suppose.


They are two different maneuvers used for two different purposes.

Using your logic, an Immelman is a Split-S. Sorry, doesn't pass the BS
test. Try again.