bubbers44:
I saw a skidding turn in a Bonanza out of Burbank, Ca. one day and it ended up in a fiery crash with 4 dead from 300 feet on take off with an engine malfunction. The pilot didn't keep the ball in the middle, simple as that. He rolled over when he stalled...
As a recent PPL holder 48 years ago, I was taught that lesson in an old Ryan PT-22. My instructor (Purdue's Irwin Treager) talked me through a couple routine stalls and slowflight maneuvers, then suggested I hold a little rudder (cross-control) to see what goes.
Well, about 1-2 mph above the expected stall speed, we did the prettiest snap roll! Happened so fast that by the time I could respond, we were shiny-side up again. A lesson not soon forgotten.
