What flight condition occurs when the rate of turn is too slow for the angle of bank?

What flight condition occurs when the rate of turn is too slow for the angle of bank?

• A. Slip
• B. Skid
• C. Drift
• D. Hover

Answer: (A)

In a banked turn, the rate at which you actually turn depends on how much you bank, your airspeed, and how well you coordinate with yaw. If you bank for a certain turn but the rate of turn is slower than what that bank angle would imply, the helicopter will slide sideways through the air relative to its flight path. That sideways sliding is called a slip. You’re not using enough yaw (pedal) to synchronize the heading change with the bank, so the fuselage lags behind the turn and the aircraft slides across the relative wind. This is different from a skid, which happens when the rate of turn is too fast for the bank angle, causing a different uncoordinated tendency. Drift is wind-driven, not tied to the bank-turn relationship, and hover is simply a condition of no airspeed.

In a banked turn, the rate at which you actually turn depends on how much you bank, your airspeed, and how well you coordinate with yaw. If you bank for a certain turn but the rate of turn is slower than what that bank angle would imply, the helicopter will slide sideways through the air relative to its flight path. That sideways sliding is called a slip. You’re not using enough yaw (pedal) to synchronize the heading change with the bank, so the fuselage lags behind the turn and the aircraft slides across the relative wind.

This is different from a skid, which happens when the rate of turn is too fast for the bank angle, causing a different uncoordinated tendency. Drift is wind-driven, not tied to the bank-turn relationship, and hover is simply a condition of no airspeed.