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Old 01-30-2014, 03:36 AM
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Originally Posted by pschulte
HaHA I blame AOA. a little too much and you can stall inverted at the top of a loop. or on short final. Increased drag from a abrupt turn will slow and airplane even in a no wind situation. I will keep the down wind turn myth in mind for when I dumbthumb a plane in. Maybe if I call it the downwind turn phenomenon I can confuse enough people so I don't have to admit it was my weak skills. The best part is if I do this enough I will start to believe it as a truth. Then I won't have to take responsibility for my actions.
Love it. Me too! Maybe I will even throw in some Coriolis Effect as a backup plan to explain having dorked a maneuver done in one direction but not another?