Crossed Controls Stall?
" The aircraft
does not actually stall into a roll from a skidding turn. It has only
been rolled into a bank (which could be quite steep) in an unusual
manner -- yet it is still flying."
And at 200' AGL, the pilot's physical reaction is typically to pull
up. The only visualization you need to know is very simple: In a
skid--especially in a low-wing--much of the root of the inside wing is
in the shadow of the fuselage, and is not providing lift. IF
This would be a fascinating academic exercise, perhaps, if so many
people hadn't witnessed these types of crashes happen. But what you
really need to know is that if the inside wing drops in a skid, you
will very likely strike the ground before you have time to flip
through all of your Kershner books and internet theories. Odds are,
you're four or five seconds from your own fireball.
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