Some brilliant examples of airmanship, thank you all. On the topic of sideslips; One day, while under training, I was a little high on approach (C172P). I deliberately crossed controls to lose that extra bit of altitude, which worked for me, but the instructor (for whom I had the greatest respect) commented that slips didn't really work for high-wing aircraft. My experience with that aircraft was that trying to hold inline, rather than crab, on approach in a strong crosswind always caused noticeable altitude loss--and this was effectively crossed controls? Opinions?