sideslipping
Lateral drift maneuver
Sideslipping is moving sideways, especially in aviation where a pilot intentionally flies with the aircraft angled to increase drag and lose altitude without gaining speed—useful for steep descents on approach.
Skiers and snowboarders sideslip down slopes by keeping their edges slightly released.
More broadly, anything sliding or drifting laterally can be described as sideslipping: The car sideslipped on the icy road.
Decorative border material
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- traverseMove across an area
- fall lineSteepest descent path
- skiddingUncontrolled sliding motion
snowplow · plough · stem · parallel · schuss · slalom · downhill · alpine
Excessive rear rotation
- understeerFront-wheel traction loss
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
- steeringControlling direction of movement
throttle · countersteer · fishtail · skid · slide · correction · control · grip
Rotational side deviation
- rudderPivoting stern blade
- crosswindLateral airflow across path
- crabbingPursuit of crabs
- landingDescent's final moment
descent · airspeed · aileron · bank · drift · approach · fuselage · correction
Avoiding by moving aside
- evadingSkillfully keeping away from
- avoidingDeliberately staying clear
- skirtingAvoiding by going around
- eludingEscaping or avoiding skillfully
deflecting · sidestepping · escaping · circumventing · feinting · maneuvering · ducking · weaving
edging
Decorative border material
skidding · snowplow · plough · stem · parallel · schuss · slalom · downhill · alpine · powder
oversteer
Excessive rear rotation
- understeerFront-wheel traction loss
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
steering · throttle · countersteer · fishtail · skid · slide · correction · control · grip · cornering
yaw
Rotational side deviation
landing · descent · airspeed · aileron · bank · drift · approach · fuselage · correction · alignment
dodging
Avoiding by moving aside
- evadingSkillfully keeping away from
- avoidingDeliberately staying clear
- skirtingAvoiding by going around
eluding · deflecting · sidestepping · escaping · circumventing · feinting · maneuvering · ducking · weaving
- ski techniquesparallel turn, snowplow, carving, stem turn, hockey stop
- skiing termsmoguls, bumps, powder, ice, carving
- skatingskating, ice skating, roller skating, figure skating, inline skating