Tinny, you are right of course. I was making the assumption that our tyro had centred the skidball before these 'leans' attacked and had to decide what his priorities were. Staring at the A/H to the exclusion of the total scan can be a health hazard. The Air India B707 that dived into the water soon after takeoff is a classic example of what can happen when one fixates on a dud A/H. Before that crash, Polynesian also lost a DC3 on a dark night takeoff. Although there was no flight data recorder in this aeroplane, the investigation concluded that pilot inexperience in true IFR conditions combined with a possible A/H fault caused it.