Eric Greenwell wrote in message ...
In article ,
says...

Imagine compensating for a crosswind the correct way -- with crab
angle. Then you decide, "Gosh, I'm high. I think I'll slip." The
resulting slip would point the nose closer to parallel with the runway
centerline. But for some reason, we need to differentiate this slip
from one that puts the nose askew.

Assuming this isn't a troll, perhaps you could expound on why crabbing
is correct and side slipping isn't for dealing with a cross wind on
final approach. I've tried both, and the side slip seems to work just
as well, and more easily.

Ok, here's MY attempt to define the terminology;
ON FINAL....
IF you are holding the fusalage aligned with the runway, with a wing
down slightly, most call this a side slip, maybe because you are
holding your track true across the wind by slipping sideways to cancel
out the relative crosswind. Your heading & bearing are the same.
IF you are flying coordinated, and you are not flying directly up or
down wind, you are "crabbing" along the ground, your heading & your
bearing being different.
If you're too high & decide to slip off altitude, you are doing a
forward slip, because there you were, lined up with the runway, and
you boot full rudder & steer with the stick so that you are still
"going forward" in the same direction you were before.
Put another way, if you're looking over the nose with a wing down,
you're slipping sideways. If you're looking out the side window in the
direction you're going, you're slipping forward towards your goal.
If this explains it, send me a dollar.
If Im all wrong, I don't want to know. It works for me.
-Dan