"Oz Lander" wrote:
We did 2 touch and goes and a full stop with the instructor with me,
and then I did 5 touch and goes and a full stop on my own. One of my
aproaches was a little high, so I thought it was the perfect
opportunity to have a go at a side slip. I'd been shown how twice, done
it once with assistance, and done it once or maybe twice without
assistance. Well, I gave myself a little bit of a scare, as it didn't
go quite to plan. Discussions with my instructor once on the ground
revealed that I simply didn't have quite enough rudder applied, but I
was applauded for trying to practice it.

Congrats at getting back up. Glad the "vibration" didn't lead to
anything more, but after two unrelated, back-to-back engine problems,
I'm with Jay about making assumptions re the cause while in the air.

Quick comment: a "side slip" is for crosswind correction (lowered wing
into the wind w/rudder to keep the longitudinal axis of the plane lined
up with the runway;a "forward slip" is for losing excess altitude (wing
low w/opposite rudder so as to descend in line with the runway but with
the longitudinal axis exposed to the oncoming air to produce more drag
for descent). It *does* seem like they were named incorrectly.