X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:54:17 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms046pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.46] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with ESMTP id 1571151 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:16:11 -0500 Received: from jacky0da39824a ([71.111.122.21]) by vms046.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0J8T002NN82LX7L1@vms046.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:16:00 -0600 (CST) X-Original-Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:15:55 -0800 From: "Tom Gourley" Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Down anywhere !! spinning X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Reply-to: "Tom Gourley" X-Original-Message-id: <005801c70946$ad873af0$640610ac@jacky0da39824a> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=response Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: > Doesn't the DG's ball always indicate slip/yaw away from the direction of > rotation? > So, step on the ball, we were taught, and it works, stopping the turn. Not in an actual spin, where one wing is stalled, no. If the instrument is on the left side of the panel the ball will deflect to the left in a spin, no matter which direction you are spinning. If the instrument is on the right the ball will always deflect to the right. Tom Gourley