Crab, slips, and crossed controls
"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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| "Mick" #$$#@%%%.^^^ wrote in :
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| "Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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| | "Mick" #$$#@%%%.^^^ wrote in news:rb_Bk.17810$wr1.16736
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| | "Jim Logajan" wrote in message
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| | | Amine wrote:
| | | Now I thought that sideslips (and crabs--whatever the difference
| | | between the two is...) were only to be used to handle
| crosswinds. I
| | | didn't read anywhere that they could be used to bleed excessive
| | | speed, although it makes sense from an aerodynamics perspective.
| | | Anyone out there used sideslips for anything other than
| crosswind
| | | approaches?
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| | | Glider pilots use them on occasion for rapid descent and they are
| | | expected to demonstrate proficiency in them on the practical exam.
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| | How do you maintain alignment with the tow plane?
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| | What's it to you, you don't fly.
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| | Bertie
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| Prove it dumb ass.
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| Don't need to.
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| No more than I need to prove that you are a halfwit or that the sun will
| rise in the east tomorrow.
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| Bertie
But you are good at proving you are so totally full of ****.
You're a perpetual fountain of bull****.
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