ORIGINAL: TruBlu02
I made one last video on this subject to kind of clear up a common wording mistake when it comes to slipping. HarryC actually reminded me about the proper terminology for using a SIDE slip for landing in a crosswind. I always get the the term sideslip mixed up with forward slip. They have similar control inputs but they are used for different reasons. A sideslip is exactly how HarryC and several others have described so I wont go into that. A forward slip on the other hand is a cross control maneuver
I am not aware of any fundamental difference and have never heard the term "forward slip" in the 30 years I have been full-size flying! It is always sideslip, whether to approach in cross wind or to lose height rapidly because you have messed up a glide/engine failure approach! One requires more power to prevent that rapid loss of height, in the other situation you actually want that rpaid loss, but that apart they are the same!
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