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Old 25th Feb 2020, 01:11
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michigan j
 
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Originally Posted by sheppey
Unfortunately the fact is there are cowboy flying instructors who happily hack-flick-zoom and rack these poor aircraft into a steep climbing turn, go to full power and kick in full rudder.

All that does is skid the aircraft horribly as it gyrates on one wing while the instructor shouts "SEE - THERE'S a WINGDROP"...while the frighted ab- initio student thinks WTF and goes away having learned nothing.
I was once this ab-initio student. The ashtray flew out of the mount when the aircraft lurched and clocked my instructor on the head.
Best lesson ever.
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