Saw this on a RV Newsgroup.
Ron Parigoris
http://www.apstraining.com/clips/skidded_turn_high.wmv
The real problem is stalling while in an uncoordinated turn. In a normal
stall, your wing stalls near the root first - that turbulent air hits the
tail and gives you whatever buffet you're going to get, depending on the
plane.
In a skidded turn, the stall happens further out on the wing and there's
no warning at all - the turbulent air 'misses' the tail. Worse, the first
part of the wing to stall is right out there near the inside wing's
aileron, so you basically lose that too.
The point is that even in a plane that usually gives lots of warning
before stalling, you likely won't get the same warning in an
uncoordinated, turning 'traffic-pattern-type' stall.
See very cool video here.
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