Could you quote the poster you are replying too? At least the portion
you are replying to? The length of the
thread is making it very difficult to know what you are replying to.

wrote:
Interesting. But I think what you're saying is that many pilots feel
uncomfortable lowering the wing enough to fully align the gear with
their ground track, so when they land, they still need to skid the
fuselage around. I suppose this makes the flare a little less
dramatic, and therefore less error prone. And keeps the lowered wing
a comfortable distance above the ground. My quibble then is only with
how you describe. I don't think you combine a side slip with a crab:
this gets back to that implication that they are somehow additive.
Instead, you are combining a side slip with a pretouchdown skid. The
primary advantage is that you get a more wholesom view of the runway
on final. The disadvantage is that you have less yaw authority to
swing the glider during the flair. (Remember the ailerons have some
effect as well. You can increase the rate of yaw significantly with
crossed controls: kicking down wind while lowering the upwind wing as
you flare.)



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