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E_Dawg · July 15th, 2002, 22:16

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I dont recall having to pitch down more than when I went into the slip.

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That's because you don't actually know how fast you're going. When you get out of the slip, the plane accelerates fast enough for the airspeed to appear like it was unchanged during the maneuver. This is all based on speculation, but I'd say that whenever you change the flight characteristics of an aircraft (such as adding drag during a slip), you'll have to change your pitch attitudes as well in order to keep the airspeed constant.

July 15th, 2002, 22:16	#10
E_Dawg Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: chicago Posts: 4,164	Re: spin vs slip </font><blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr /> I dont recall having to pitch down more than when I went into the slip. [/ QUOTE ] That's because you don't actually know how fast you're going. When you get out of the slip, the plane accelerates fast enough for the airspeed to appear like it was unchanged during the maneuver. This is all based on speculation, but I'd say that whenever you change the flight characteristics of an aircraft (such as adding drag during a slip), you'll have to change your pitch attitudes as well in order to keep the airspeed constant.