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Old October 9th 06, 05:00 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Dudley Henriques
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Default Coordinated turns and the little ball


"new_CFI" wrote in message
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I guess he means precession. If you roll fast enogh, your aircraft
acts as a gyroscope. Now apply a force perpendicular to the roll axis,
and the result will be a precession motion which can be pretty

impressive.



ok, I knew it must have soemthing to do with a gyro....I couldnt reason it
out...but this makes sence. I hope your right...or else ill just have to
go back to being confused again.


That's a shame it makes sense, as its not correct, and understanding all
things related to flying are worth knowing as a flight instructor. There's
really no reason for any instructor to be "confused" when a little research
will enhance understanding.
If you are actually interested in inertia coupling, perhaps a little bit of
research might bring you up to speed on it. If not, please accept my sincere
apology for having mentioned it.
Dudley Henriques