Flight School - Lesson #13 - 10AM-NOON - Go Arounds and Forward Slip
Written on November 27, 2006 – 5:51 pm | by gaulardcom |
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I told you I would let you know how I did on the pre-solo written test. I did well. My instructor and I discussed the test and I got everything right…maybe too right. I think they were looking for general ideas and I gave them every last detail. One good thing is that it pushed me to learn a heck of a lot, especially where to look for stuff (in the books).
This lesson I was half way hoping I would solo. Yigal was really eager to get up in the sky. We used up a lot of time going over the test, so time would be cut a little short.
We took off and did a few landings. Yigal had me practice a few go-arounds and showed me how to do a “Slip to land” or as Bob C. correctly put it, “Forward Slip.” That was pretty extreme. A forward slip is when you need to get down to the runway at a steep angle, for whatever reason…obstruction at the end of the runway or icing on the windshield. Basically, you apply complete rudder pressure to one side and use opposite aileron pressure for the other. This turns and banks the plane in a very strange position, but decreases altitude quite well. In other words, you are losing altitude belly first, kind of sideways.
We did this once and had to call it a day. Yigal said that I am officially ready to solo for next lesson. I am a little nervous.
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2 Responses to “Flight School - Lesson #13 - 10AM-NOON - Go Arounds and Forward Slip”
By Bob on Nov 30, 2006 | Reply
Better known as the “Forward Slip”
I’m excited for you… so close to your first solo.
By gaulardcom on Nov 30, 2006 | Reply
Hmmmm…supposed to be tomorrow morning (Friday) at 8AM. I am looking at the weather right now…60MPH winds. I made a tentative lesson for Tuesday just in case.