X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:45:51 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m28.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with ESMTP id 1572335 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:44:50 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.9; envelope-from=VTAILJEFF@aol.com Received: from VTAILJEFF@aol.com by imo-m28.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.c9f.2ff8283 (42809) for ; Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:44:23 -0500 (EST) From: VTAILJEFF@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:44:23 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Down anywhere !! spinning X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1163684663" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5031 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1163684663 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/16/2006 12:55:28 AM Central Standard Time, tom.gourley@verizon.net writes: > 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. My training indicates you should use the turn needle and not the slip skid ball to determine direction of turn. Jeff -------------------------------1163684663 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 11/16/2006 12:55:28 AM Central Standard Time,=20 tom.gourley@verizon.net writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2>>  Doesn't the DG's ball always indicate slip/yaw away fr= om the=20 direction of
> rotation?
>  So, step on the ball, we were= =20 taught, and it works, stopping the turn.

Not in an actual spin, whe= re=20 one wing is stalled, no.  If the instrument is
on the left side o= f=20 the panel the ball will deflect to the left in a spin,
no matter which= =20 direction you are spinning.  If the instrument is on the
right th= e=20 ball will always deflect to the right.

 
My training indicates you should use the turn needle and not the= =20 slip skid ball to determine direction of turn.
 
Jeff
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