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Old September 26th 08, 03:45 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.piloting,alt.usenet.kooks
Bertie the Bunyip[_28_]
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Default Crab, slips, and crossed controls

"Mick" #$$#@%%%.^^^ wrote in :


"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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| george wrote in news:7f5d8c7e-2345-427c-bec6-
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| On Sep 23, 8:17 am, John Godwin wrote:
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| That's incredible. When I took my CFI Ride, I had to demonstrate
| a maximum effort forward slip on final. Kicked out when I was
| over the fence and hit the numbers. Seems as if your instructor
| didn't know the difference between a slip and a skid.
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| A number of aircraft that I've flown do not have flaps and the
| sideslip was an everyday common maneuver .
| I found the practice was frowned upon in the modern aircraft as
| there were claims that the elevators were shielded and all manner
| of problems could develop
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| Some early big flap cessnas got a little wobbly, but that's all. The
| Bird dog gets very funky when slipped with full flaps ~( 60 deg) but
| mostly
it's
| just another skill falling into decline because it's "too hard"
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| Bertie

Much like your disposition.




Yeh, good onle lamer boi.

Do you even feel it when you shoot yoursefl in the foot like that?


My guess is "no"



Bertie