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Old 25th Nov 2002, 07:50
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bcpilot
 
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farley: No, not a published definition, just my understanding of a forward slip; and no, what you're describing is not a slip at all. in Canada, we call it a crab, when the relative wind is still in line with the plane, your track is in line with the runway, but your longitudinal axis is shifted into wind.

I think the Flight training manual basically emphasizes the difference is in the PURPOSE of the slip.
Lose altitude: forward slip
Change your track (or maintain a straight track in x-wind) without changing heading: side slip
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