sideslips
Slides off course
Sideslips is the plural of sideslip, a sideways skid or slide.
In aviation, a sideslip is a controlled maneuver where a pilot banks the aircraft while using opposite rudder, causing it to move laterally through the air—useful for losing altitude quickly or landing in crosswinds.
In skiing, to sideslip is to slide down a slope with skis perpendicular to the fall line.
The verb sideslip describes any lateral sliding movement: The car sideslipped on the icy road.
Uncontrolled lateral slide
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- oversteerExcessive rear rotation
- understeerFront-wheel traction loss
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
countersteer · slide · fishtail · ice · cornering · tire · steering · yaw
Rotational side deviation
- rudderPivoting stern blade
- crosswindLateral airflow across path
- crabPincer-bearing shellfish
- landingDescent's final moment
aileron · bank · glide · approach · descent · flaps · airspeed · cockpit
skid
Uncontrolled lateral slide
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- oversteerExcessive rear rotation
- understeerFront-wheel traction loss
traction · countersteer · slide · fishtail · ice · cornering · tire · steering · yaw · spin
yaw
Rotational side deviation
landing · aileron · bank · glide · approach · descent · flaps · airspeed · cockpit · pilot
carving
Shaping by cutting away
powder · descent · moguls · slalom · downhill · alpine · telemark · snowplow · steeps · control
dodge
Avoid by quick movement
skirt · circumvent · divert · maneuver · elude · escape · swerve · veer · feint · shift