It's true that the action of the pilot is the same; however, in a
forward slip (for loss of altitude) it is cross-controlled to a greater
degree...

The slip is the same, just differing in degree, and only because the
purpose is different. But the airplane doesn't know the purpose.

Also, if you need to sideslip to a parallel runway that is sort of far
away, you'll slip more, and lose more altitude, just like a forward slip.

Jose
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