Aviation Dictionary

Slipping turn

An uncoordinated turn in which the aircraft is banked too much for the rate of turn, so the horizontal lift component is greater than the centrifugal force, pulling the aircraft toward the inside of the turn.

Dictionary Term

Slipping turn

Definition

An uncoordinated turn in which the aircraft is banked too much for the rate of turn, so the horizontal lift component is greater than the centrifugal force, pulling the aircraft toward the inside of the turn.

References

Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge · Federal Aviation Administration · 2023