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Old 1st February 2014 | 15:02
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FullWings
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Chuck,

Your OP:

There are a lot of pilots who use the wing down sideslip method to keep their airplane tracking the runway center line on the final approach to landing.
Which is probably correct, given circumstances and aircraft limitations.

Do they fly their cross country tracks using the wing down side slip method to maintain the desired track?
I suspect not.

I started this thread to ask why so many pilots side slip all the way down the final approach.
Not so sure about that. Never seen it myself unless they're too high, the final approach is extremely short or they are "top ruddering" round onto final where it's natural to continue with a slip?

We should start a new thread on how to land as this has morphed into a how to land thread.
Don't hold back...
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