Yaw String in a Spin

"Duane Eisenbeiss" wrote in message
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"Nyal Williams" wrote in
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We should have a conversation with students specifically
about which end of the yaw string is the pointer/tail/indicator,
etc. and which foot does what to that end of the string
under discussion.

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View the string as a pointer. The forward end (the point) points at the
required rudder pedal to continue the turn or stop yaw. Therefore opposite
rudder in a spin would be the other rudder pedal or the top of the string.

Duane

Duane Eisenbeiss wrote:

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View the string as a pointer. The forward end (the point) points at the
required rudder pedal to continue the turn or stop yaw.

It is impossible for the forward end to "point" at anything,
since it is fixed in place by tape. The string pivots
around its stationary forward end.

Any "pointing" is of course done by the free aft end
of the string, away from the pivotal point.

Same thing as the hands of a clock. The minute hand
points "right", not left, at five past twelve.

If you give left rudder you will slip to the right
and the string will point left.

Cheers CV

CV wrote:
Duane Eisenbeiss wrote:


The above post was incomplete. Over sensitive Send button.

View the string as a pointer. The forward end (the point) points at the
required rudder pedal to continue the turn or stop yaw.


It is impossible for the forward end to "point" at anything,
since it is fixed in place by tape. The string pivots
around its stationary forward end.

Any "pointing" is of course done by the free aft end
of the string, away from the pivotal point.

Same thing as the hands of a clock. The minute hand
points "right", not left, at five past twelve.

If you give left rudder you will slip to the right
and the string will point left.

So do you tell students that the wind sock points to where the wind is
going?
Impossible or not, by using my *imagination* early in my flying career,
I was able to simply and quickly make sense of what the yaw string was
indicating without having to think about where the relative wind was
coming from, or which pedal to push.
Jeez.

Shawn