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Old August 12th 08, 10:10 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
John Wright
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Default Leading Turns with Rudder - Revisited

At 05:00 12 August 2008, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Roy Clark, "B6" wrote:

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I don't have the full context from the quote above, and while I am
normally loathe to contradict Langewiesche, I must report I have
successfully produced turns with just the rudder in gliders. Give it a
try, and you will find you can produce an adequate turn, because the
yawing causes the dihedral to bank the glider in the desired direction.


I suggest you give it a try at or near the stall...

(Only in america would we come across such a technique even being
discussed!)