On Sat, 08 Feb 2014 11:44:09 -0800, OneTango wrote:

You hear a sudden change in the relative wind. Both rudder pedals go
to the floor. The yaw string is not straight.

This may not be right, but fair is fair and so I will stick out my neck.
If it happened in the air, I would have to do something NOW without
consulting any experts.

With all due respect, I think you've got the rudder direction vs yaw
string reversed. In a skid the end of the yaw string is in the same side
of the glider as the TE of the rudder and has got there in this scenario
because the opposite rudder cable has broken.

Left cable breaking gives right rudder. The glider skids to the left
while yawing right and causing the string to point right.


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