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Old 12th Aug 2014, 12:45
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Genghis the Engineer
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An interesting thread this for Freudian slips.

So far I count "Fox Mouth" and " Wind Drop".



On a more technical point, presumably a pilot, particularly an inexperienced one, might well use external references to try and hold the aircraft "straight" when flying with a crosswind thus induce sideslip. Particularly likely, one might assume, at low speeds - thus making a spin more likely.

Thinking out loud, I wonder if this might have been a player in a few stall/spin accidents off base or crosswwind. It would certainly be compatible with the reports about a few fatals.

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