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Old 02-20-2014 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob2160
No disrespect to your instructor but that is a habit you will have to unlearn if you ever fly for an airline.

Otherwise each time you make a turn leading with rudder everyone in the back of the plane will spill their drinks or become violently ill.

Airliners and corporate jets use a yaw damper and usually have roll spoilers which allow you to bank without inducing adverse yaw so the rudder pedals are basically foot rests in flight unless an engine fails.
my point exactly! (well, YOUR point, actually Rob. )