Dallas wrote:
On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:54:54 +0100, John Smith wrote:

Second, the optimal position of the yaw string in a turn is *not*
centered, but slightly outside

Ok.. the spam can pilot stands corrected.

Funny, I tried the string thingie on my Cessna and almost crashed trying to
keep it centered.

:-/

Is your Cessna a twin?

In a single, the string does not work with the fan just in front of it.

A twin is a different story, see e.g.
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Embry-Riddle-Aeronautical-University/Diamond-DA-42-Twin/1413056/L/&sid=d969e71238e1e84442331da93fb3cb59

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Tauno Voipio