On Aug 1, 1:17 pm, Alpha Propellerhead wrote:
...fat-fingered and hit Send by accident. To clarify:

In a skidding, cross-controlled turn, particularly in a low-wing, the
root of the inside wing is in the shadow of the fuselage and is not
generating lift. The inboard wing is thus closer to a stall.

IF the plane stalls in that condition, the low wing stalls and drops
first, and you've already got 30 degrees of bank in, you'll be at 50,
60 or 90 degrees before you even have time to react, and you're losing
altitude.


Nope. Not even close. In a descending turn the inside wing is at a
higher angle of attack than the outside wing. If we skid the airplane
the difference becomes greater. If we slip it, it becomes less. I
built a machine for my students so they could see it easily. Go to
Pilots of America and see it:
http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum...873#post672873

Dan