Originally Posted by
Pilot DAR
'Should.... Have you satisfied yourself that you have applied full rudder?
Good point. I thought I was applying full rudder, but I have learned to doubt myself! I will try again. As you say, it is a skill that could be very useful.
Originally Posted by
Gertrude the Wombat
And I didn't really get my head around the varying ASI position error in different sideslips and what slipping does to the stalling speed, so I'd want some more training before I tried to use it for anything that mattered for real..
Another good point. The C172 has only one static port which is on the port side, so I guess that leads to ASI anomalies when slipping. I had not thought of that or had it pointed-out to me. I assume that presenting the port side to the direction of travel increases static pressure and so reduces the apparent airspeed while the other way does the reverse?