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I'm also not a pilot but, based on a diagram below, it looks like you roll the plane and apply full rudder in the opposite direction. The opposing roll and rudd
by supergeek 3y ago
I'm also not a pilot but, based on a diagram below, it looks like you roll the plane and apply full rudder in the opposite direction. The opposing roll and rudder keep the plane tracking straight but the control surfaces fighting against each other add a bunch of drag to lose airspeed.
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2018/july/flight-training-magazine/technique-forward-slip https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2018/july/fligh...
- rob74 3y ago...plus the plane flying "sideways" also adds a lot of drag because it's much less aerodynamic than if the fuselage would be pointing forward.