The aircraft is pulled toward the outside of the turn. Too much centrifugal force.

The aircraft is pulled toward the outside of the turn. Too much centrifugal force.

• A. Coordinated turn
• B. Spiral dive
• C. Skidding turn
• D. Slipping turn

Answer: (C)

In a turn, keeping the flight path coordinated means balancing forces so you don’t slide sideways. The horizontal component of lift provides the inward force needed to keep tracing a circle, while inertia creates a centrifugal tendency outward. If the aircraft is pulled toward the outside of the turn, that outward tendency is dominating, which is a skidding turn. This typically happens when the bank is too steep for the speed or you haven’t applied enough opposite rudder, so the turn rate isn’t matched to the bank and the ball slides to the outside. To correct, ease off or reduce the bank and/or apply opposite rudder to bring the turn back into coordination so the ball centers and the aircraft follows the intended circle. Coordinated turns keep the ball centered; spiral dives involve a steep, accelerating descent with a bank; slipping turns are a different uncoordinated condition created by opposing yaw.

In a turn, keeping the flight path coordinated means balancing forces so you don’t slide sideways. The horizontal component of lift provides the inward force needed to keep tracing a circle, while inertia creates a centrifugal tendency outward. If the aircraft is pulled toward the outside of the turn, that outward tendency is dominating, which is a skidding turn. This typically happens when the bank is too steep for the speed or you haven’t applied enough opposite rudder, so the turn rate isn’t matched to the bank and the ball slides to the outside.

To correct, ease off or reduce the bank and/or apply opposite rudder to bring the turn back into coordination so the ball centers and the aircraft follows the intended circle.

Coordinated turns keep the ball centered; spiral dives involve a steep, accelerating descent with a bank; slipping turns are a different uncoordinated condition created by opposing yaw.