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Originally Posted by Rathji
For those of us with no interesting in learning all the details of flying, can someone give a brief overview of what a slip is?
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Hold your hand out in front of you like all the cool pilots do at the bars for the girls and pretend it is an airplane.
Slowly move your hand forward like it is flying in a straight line.
Now, slightly roll your hand to the right (bank) but maintain that straight forward motion. (This would be done with ailerons)
Now with that bank and forward motion, point your fingers slightly to the left but maintain that forward motion. (This would be done with rudder).
That is basically a slip. You are basically using the side of the aircraft as a brake, but using the controls to keep flying in a straight line.
As an aside, I watch this every morning before I go to work. It gets me psyched up for the day