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| May 29, 2019 at 16:08 | comment | added | idoimaging | I agree. In gliders we routinely practice slips the full length of the pattern, including turns, to simulate failed spoilers. In fact I was required to do this during my FAA practical test. Yawing away from the runway ensures you are always banked toward the runway (straight and turning). It's exciting - noisy, shaking, airspeed reads zero, sight lines changed - but I tell myself "the wings don't know the plane is slipping". Just be sure to keep the airspeed up. Needless to say, you learn this at altitude then do the pattern with an instructor. | |
| May 28, 2019 at 22:07 | history | answered | John K | CC BY-SA 4.0 |