Crab, slips, and crossed controls

"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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| Alan Gerber wrote in news:gb9s8n$ngu$1
| @reader1.panix.com:
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| wrote:
| Sure they are still being taught, though the emphasis these days
| is in crosswind landings. I think I only did one or two to lose
| altitude while a student, the instructors comment being if you
| plan properly you seldom need to do this in an airplane with flaps.
|
| Exactly. My instructor's comment was that we were practicing it in case
| the flaps failed. And because it's in the PTS, of course.
|
| There's value in that, but they're also more useful than flaps in the
event
| of an engine failure. You get better glide control with them and you can
| always use the flaps at the end of the glide..
|
|
| Bertie

In real aviation, that is aircraft dependant.

Gene Seibel wrote:
Slips were in common use for bringing an aircraft down in the days
before flaps, and were taught for that purpose when learned to fly in
the 70's. They work very well. Is that no longer being taught?

It's still in the PTS, as far as I can tell. It's even required to be
taught pre-solo.

.... Alan
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Alan Gerber
PP-ASEL
gerber AT panix DOT com

On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:59:34 -0700 (PDT), Gene Seibel wrote:

Slips were in common use for bringing an aircraft down in the days
before flaps, and were taught for that purpose when learned to fly in
the 70's. They work very well. Is that no longer being taught?

A power-out slip to landing? I had to beg for it.

Gezellig wrote in news:6jsl4oF4u1b1U1
@mid.individual.net:

On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:59:34 -0700 (PDT), Gene Seibel wrote:

Slips were in common use for bringing an aircraft down in the days
before flaps, and were taught for that purpose when learned to fly in
the 70's. They work very well. Is that no longer being taught?

A power-out slip to landing? I had to beg for it.


Your instructor was jewish?

Bertie

"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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| Gezellig wrote in news:6jsl4oF4u1b1U1
| @mid.individual.net:
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| On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:59:34 -0700 (PDT), Gene Seibel wrote:
|
| Slips were in common use for bringing an aircraft down in the days
| before flaps, and were taught for that purpose when learned to fly in
| the 70's. They work very well. Is that no longer being taught?
|
| A power-out slip to landing? I had to beg for it.
|
|
| Your instructor was jewish?
|
| Bertie

I thought you were Jewish?

Bertie the Jew!

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


"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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| Gezellig wrote in news:6jsl4oF4u1b1U1
| @mid.individual.net:
|
| On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:59:34 -0700 (PDT), Gene Seibel wrote:
|
| Slips were in common use for bringing an aircraft down in the days
| before flaps, and were taught for that purpose when learned to fly
in
| the 70's. They work very well. Is that no longer being taught?
|
| A power-out slip to landing? I had to beg for it.
|
|
| Your instructor was jewish?
|
| Bertie

I thought you were Jewish?

Bertie the Jew!






Ooow!


A racist fjukkkktard!




Bertie

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?

Glider pilots use them on occasion for rapid descent and they are expected
to demonstrate proficiency in them on the practical exam.

"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
.. .
| 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?
|
| Glider pilots use them on occasion for rapid descent and they are expected
| to demonstrate proficiency in them on the practical exam.

How do you maintain alignment with the tow plane?

Mick schrieb:

| Glider pilots use them on occasion for rapid descent and they are expected
| to demonstrate proficiency in them on the practical exam.

How do you maintain alignment with the tow plane?

When *descending*? )

BTW, some glider pilots use short slips to take up slack from the tow
rope, should there happen to occur some in turbulence. Most prefer the
use of airbrakes, though.

Stefan wrote in
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Mick schrieb:

| Glider pilots use them on occasion for rapid descent and they are
| expected to demonstrate proficiency in them on the practical exam.

How do you maintain alignment with the tow plane?

When *descending*? )

BTW, some glider pilots use short slips to take up slack from the tow
rope, should there happen to occur some in turbulence. Most prefer the
use of airbrakes, though.


No, they don;t fjukkktard.


They skid.



Bertie