Originally Posted by
Top_Gunn
There are certainly airplanes that benefit from some use of rudder in normal turns. But his question was whether he should use right rudder while making left turns and vice versa. There are You-Tube videos out there that tell people to do just that, apparently based on some notion that skidding turns are better than co-ordinated ones. That is not good advice for a beginner.
The problem with You-Tube videos is that anyone can make and post them. Having a true knowledge on the subject is just a bonus, not a requirement. I've seen several videos that had to come from someone that had no clue as to the subject they were posting about yet, in the comments area, there was dozens of comments thanking the unknowing poster over something in the video. The really bad part was that those who called the poster out for being wrong were, more or less, attacked by those that thought the poster was the greatest thing since sliced bread. Oh well, I guess if it's found on the internet, it has to be true these days
