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To: jonascord

According to the articles I can find, a skid is yaw in a turn caused by applying too much down rudder. It’s the opposite of a slip.

http://www.empire-aviation.com/flight-instructors/john-e-mclain/slips-and-skids-an-explanation-of-the-terms-is-necessary.html


62 posted on 05/16/2015 10:07:09 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: Moonman62

So! That’s what my instructor was trying to tell me!


72 posted on 05/17/2015 5:56:39 AM PDT by jonascord (It's sarcasm unless otherwise noted...)
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