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Old September 10th 03, 02:52 AM
Eric Greenwell
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Default Why crabbing is correct and side slipping isn't (was Flying Technique Question of the Day

In article ,
says...

Imagine compensating for a crosswind the correct way -- with crab
angle. Then you decide, "Gosh, I'm high. I think I'll slip." The
resulting slip would point the nose closer to parallel with the runway
centerline. But for some reason, we need to differentiate this slip
from one that puts the nose askew.


Assuming this isn't a troll, perhaps you could expound on why crabbing
is correct and side slipping isn't for dealing with a cross wind on
final approach. I've tried both, and the side slip seems to work just
as well, and more easily.
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