Best Slips vs Skids Explanation for Flight Training or Learning to Fly - InTheHangar

(Please Subscribe to our Channel!) If you're learning to fly or a seasoned pilot, DPE Joe Casey returns to talk about the dangerous difference between slipping an airplane and skidding an airplane. One is a useful tool, the other can quickly get the pilot killed. Understanding the airflow and the blanking of the wing can mean the difference. Also learn how to recover from a spin.
00:00 Introduction of Slips and Skids
01:13 Meet DPE Joe Casey
02:21 Starting Slips and Skids
03:30 Define Slip and Skid
04:23 Visual Demonstration of a Slip and a Skid
05:31 Why Skid is Bad
07:12 What creates a spin
08:52 How to recover a spin
12:16 What happens on approach with a skid
14:10 Number One Killer - The Stall Spin
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[@deeanna8448]

This visual REALLY helped me understand the difference between a slip and a skid. So far, I've only read about it. This was seriously a light bulb moment! 💡💡

[@TakingOff]

Exactly!!! When he showed me this after my checkride, major lightbulb.

[@billleblanc8324]

Same here! That visual said it all - worth a thousand words!

[@familymshareef1147]

@@billleblanc8324 I have been doing slip but never understood the logic behind…. I was at Rote lever but now I’m at correlation level…. I’ll flex on the dpe 😂 I got my toy plane ready……

[@unclefreddy2009]

Wow, I knew which one was the dangerous one and frankly use slips always, but this was the best explanation I have seen of the difference. Totally agree with the guest, slips are incredibly useful tools especially to lose altitude if you come in too high on final and want to dump some altitude without increasing speed

[@jamesdehart5039]

As a Cropduster flying extremely low to the ground in extremely heavy airplanes usually no more than 300 feet flying under powerlines at 180 mphAnd doing over 300-600 wing over hammerhead turns a day , also being an Aerobatic competition pilot ,an ex CFI That has trained 38 pilots from start to finish how to fly ,with close to 10,000 hours now ,2000 hours as a Flight instructor my number one piece of advice is take basic aerobatic training which includes advanced spin recovery and emergency manoeuvring training is the single greatest thing that you will ever do for yourself as a pilot !! the moment that airplane reaches a 90° bank angle you need to know to be pushing forward on the controls and be very comfortable flying in the inverted world! it’s just like when the neighbours dog runs in front of you your natural reaction is to hit the brake pedal in an airplane your natural reaction is to pull back on the stick which is a death sentence once you become inverted you need to be trained enough to know that you need to be pushing forward on the stick and continue the roll back to level and you have a chance to recover from this low level spin recovery. there’s no way I can Express to you the importance of basic aerobatic training ! it’s not a waste of money it’s just like learning to drive your car sliding around in the parking lot on ice ,if you don’t do that there’s no way you’re ready for it out on the roads ! same thing in an airplane you need to go exposure self to these inverted conditions to be comfortable with it to give yourself a fighting chance if anything ever goes Wrong close to the ground , you have the tools to give yourself a chance to survive!!!

[@edcoronado]

This lesson needs way more views. This could save lives

[@TheGoose88]

10:20 when you turn to the left, it is the right aileron that goes down, not the left. So the right wing would have the higher AoA.

[@renemedinajr4218]

👆 that's what I was thinking about

[@ezonaable]

he said it with all that confidence I was confused for a moment.

[@cadenmcbride3994]

I was looking for this comment 😂

[@RadiologyInterestingCase-pk3uk]

when he wrongly mentioned it, I just stopped the video and started searching something like "10:20..." and I found it! :) - OK guys, this is just "Human Factor" !! Safe landings!

[@MerlinspopTBH]

Best explanation of slips vs skids I’ve seen. Thanks! I learned tonight, and that’s a good thing!

[@andymcwilliams2141]

Ditto, Great Job. Probably saved some lives here.

[@flyer16612]

I’ve had my PPL for 1.5 years now and that’s the first I’m hearing anything about a “skid”. That’s scary! The learning never ends. Great video. Thank you.

[@richardweil8813]

It is scary that you didn't get instruction in this. This is why it is so important to not skid in the pattern. Slips are fine for crosswind or losing altitude fast, but a skid on that base to final turn...no altitude for recovery.

[@starjetpilot]

a skid would require way too much rudder. If you give the correct amount of rudder, or close to it, it only results in a turn. You would have to purposely do a skid for some reason. I can't think of a reason.

[@thomaswayneward]

@Jim M Baloney, there are a lot of sloppy instructors out there. My first instructor almost killed us on a landing. Second one was bad. My third instructor was an FAA check pilot and he was great, I then started really learning.

[@kennethforeman3402]

Low and slow base to final turn, trying to push the nose around with the rudder because you are late to the turn, no or little bank = disaster.

[@lorendjones]

That's truly scary....and very disappointing. I hope your instructor watches this.

[@debbiegailstuart1282]

Wow! Joe Casey is an amazing instructor. He explains things in such a light bulb way. Thank you so much.

[@williambeatty7781]

Every student pilot needs to watch this video !! I've been flying for years and this is the best slip/skid explanation I've ever seen.

[@jesseperez7253]

The best explanation on this. Let the man finish his full point/expansión then ask questions, he has very valuable information, he needs to finish he's sentences, he was interrupted a few times. Thank You for the video.

[@FlyGuy2000]

The guy doing the editing also needed to keep the camera pointed at the guy with the plane when he was demonstrating the difference between the slip and the skid.

[@elpidiomanuelalvarenga4223]

Super clear. Interviewer asking the right questions. Excellent!

[@GalenCop9]

Excellent video and explanation of slipping, skidding and the difference between - thank you for creating and posting this!!

[@d.wayneotto1094]

Awesome visual demonstrations accompanied by verbal descriptions. Best I've seen and heard on this subject!

[@MC-jo9kb]

Agreeing with the many others who said this is the best explanation we've heard and seen on this topic! Thank you!

[@Krzyqbn]

New subscriber and student pilot.... this is probably one of my favorite discussions and definitely helps me understand the slip and skid differences. Love the content you're are putting out.

[@Windtee]

This is a clean-n-simple example of "how to" explain an important element in stall/spin awareness for CFI applicants. Very informative!

[@larrybell5144]

Excellent explanation and illustration of this situation.

[@stuartessex4535]

That was really useful! I understand slips but no one has ever explained the slip and the risks so well. Thank you.

[@veanwhitcher7867]

This instructor is wonderfully clear, a natural teacher!!! A thousand thumbs up, this is a save!!!!

[@jceeeeeee]

Just watched it again for like the 5th time and it still gives me the lightbulb moment. Thanks again for the wonderful explanation.

[@anthonysamaha5688]

This is one of those one in a million videos. I have it saved and watch it every few months because it’s that good.

[@brucebratschi4300]

Almost 15,000 hours and still good explanation’s like this can be a great review on what to watch out for.

[@paddletrucker]

That was the best explanation I’ve ever heard or that I’ve seen. I haven’t ever properly understood those concepts. Thank you!!

[@bfuwgb]

Very thankful I took my CFI checkride with Casey. Gives excellent visual explanation. I come back to this video time from time to teach my students the same way. I didn’t quite understand slip and skid until later in my training and wished I seen this a lot sooner. Thanks!

[@martinpauly]

Very good explanation of an important concept - thank you, Joe. - Martin

[@heartmanable]

You just made me understand the most confusing topic I was dealing with, thank you. Some people have a way of making things easy and you sir, certainly have that ability. Lucky ones who have you as their CFI.

[@Alex-QT]

This is great. I really appreciate you posting this and going over it.

[@roeldsouza2000]

learnt so much from the 15 off mins as opposed to being in ground school for over an hour. Thank you guys

[@albriseno2428]

Excellent video. This was the best explanation of the difference between skid and slip -- the visual aid really does the trick to understanding why a skid is so dangerous and when you are most likely to get into a skid at low altitudes.

[@Jeff034]

Just now becoming confident with slips. This explanation is gold.

[@bruhhhhh718]

awesome explanation of why the stall occurs. this guy is a great teacher

[@jamesmagnum]

I've never understood the dynamics and differences behind slips and skids and the nature of the spins this well before watching this. This guy is an eloquent instructor. Thank you.

[@jamesarmstrong1532]

As a new older pilot, I enjoyed learning from your knowledge base. Keep up the good work!

[@phillipschris2274]

Excellent!!! Best explanation by far I've heard.

[@StephensonRaceTech]

Very good explanation! Great to have out there to keep us safe.

[@naalhevia]

The best explanation of a slip skid I ever heard. Thank you.

[@flyingwithreni]

This video is AMAZING! I will watch and rewatch many many times! I will watch all videos from Joe Casey that I can find. Thanks a million.

[@stoneage3602]

Great visual explanation. Helped me understand what was going on. Thanks

[@corvairchris82]

This was the best demonstration I've seen of a slip vs a skid. I'm going to have to watch this a few more times to make sure I have this permanently engraved in my mind. Back in the mid 80's while I was getting my PPL my instructor had me doing spin recovery before he would cut me loose on my first solo flight, he stressed that he was not teaching me how to spin, but rather how to recognize a spin and recover.

[@donjennings2975]

Very good explanation. I definitely learned something. Thank you !!!

[@Notaslave1961]

GREAT discussion! Well explained by Joe!

[@anoopmakwana5593]

An awesome explanation. Smoothly got my understanding back on track just the way a SKID does to the aircraft.

[@timbotch]

This was the best explanation I've seen. Also a necessary, but frightening, reminder about the result of a traffic pattern stall spin.

[@h2otek312]

This one is destined to be a classic. Somehow or another my instructor got this one across to me. And actually gave me spin training! That and tailwheel are my two proudest accomplishments in aviation. If I got current again there would be a number of other holes in my skills, but I don't think this would be one of them, or at least would come back to me more easily. I really enjoyed doing slips while practicing no flap landings. Yes, absolutely very useful maneuver.

[@BigglesAviator]

A great lesson to be had in this video. As an instructor I will advise students to watch with great interest...

[@OrrTrigger013]

Awesome, thank you for the clear explanations. Not that I didn’t hear it before, but the detailed explanation combined with questions during that explanation. It certainly Enhanced it.

[@carloscruz7317]

This is one of the most important videos I have ever watched and shared with my daughter. My daughter she’s just ten and had her first discovery flight in the wong warrior with Christy and I put such a huge emphasis on education and safety. Love this video!

[@josemmontes5810]

GREAT VIDEO!!! over the years I always heard that cross controling was how you got into a spin so I could not undertand why anyone would slip an airplane, after this video everything is clear, thank you so much!!!!

[@allenjones3384]

Very well done. I especially liked the visual aid.

[@johnjohnson5861]

Great interview/discussion. It's always a pleasure listening to what Joe has to say. I'm not a pilot, but I love aviation and learning. Thank you both!

[@rceric1]

Great video. The best explanation of skids and slips I’ve heard!

[@justplanefred]

Awesome video! I've been looking for more info on the differences between a Slip and Skid now I know the difference. and learning about Spins is always good to learn about.

[@terrytavelli8254]

Awesome explanation of the difference between a skid and a slip. Using the model makes it very easy to understand.

[@AmbrosioGar]

I am on my way to finish my ATPL theory and as you can imagine I have watched thousands of videos on KZbin... And I can say that this one is by far the clearest, most explicative video I have found. Thank you very much, I will be seeing you much more often from now on

[@MaximumGtr]

Haven’t taken my first lesson yet but I think this video has already saved my life. Cheers guys!

[@dmc8078]

The best explanation of skid vs. slip I’ve ever heard. Thanks for sharing that.

[@TakingOff]

Glad you liked it!

[@nickm764]

absolutely perfect explanation.

[@luismbrea6662]

Very clear explanation , thanks!

[@drvaleriejuliebrousseau9607]

Excellent video - conversation - explanation. Thank you so so much!

[@gregboone6389]

Excellent explanation! I will watch this more than once. First time I fully understood both a slip and a skid! Remember - a slip is what saved the "Gimli Glider"!

[@holdenkoschik3796]

Thank you for all of this free information. It helps A TON as a student

[@RickySwan]

Excellent. Using the model to demonstrate the influence of the nose on airflow was a lightbulb moment for me. Excellent instructor.

[@19ij]

Very useful and very visually. Thank you.

[@yuriys3164]

One of the best explanations I have heard, thank you for the visual and the “why”. I sent this over to my CFI!

[@jamesberkovatz6576]

I'm preparing for my PPL checkride next week and I have never truly understood slips and skids. This was amazing.....not just for my checkride, but this lesson will stick with me forever.

[@boogerwood]

Fantastic explanation! Thanks!

[@envise]

Wow - Really appreciate the clear articulation with your $2 aid. A life saver video.

[@WorldTravelerCooking]

Wow. That's an amazingly clear and insightful discussion. So many lightbulb moments for me in watching this.

[@enielsondasilva4964]

I'm a student pilot! and I was about to go crazy regarding slip and skid! this video made it clear! great video, a great way of explaining, and the visual aid made the difference, in special for people with less experience!!! A+ 🙂

[@dgroni7714]

This is the best explanation of this topic. Very good

[@johnnyburks1917]

Great video!!! Thanks for sharing!

[@SmittySmithsonite]

I'm a newbie to the aviation world - just really became interested in it 2 years ago at age 44, thanks to KZbin in High Def. This I think is the most important thing I've learned in that time! I pictured it in my head each time Joe explained it, and now I 100% get it. Seeing it visually made all the difference. THANK YOU! A pilot's license is probably a long way down the road for me, but it's on the bucket list, for sure. For now, I managed to buy a paramotor. Haven't flown it yet, but was in the practice stage and making great progress until the typical Northeastern USA temperature change came the first week of November. Really excited about flying this thing! Hopefully the snow melts early and Spring arrives early, too. :) I'm amazed that I just found your channel now. I blame KZbin for that - you guys should be well into the SIX-FIGURE subscriber count, IMO. Started watching last week, and this channel is FANTASTIC!! It shouldn't be taking this long for the channel to head to the moon as far as subscriber count goes. I have no doubt it will in due time, but it should be there NOW! GREAT STUFF!! Keep up the great work! 👍🍻

[@davidgonzales7840]

Nice. You always have excellent videos. Very professional. Great job

[@labockj]

Excellent explanation. Thanks!

[@UKI1]

I've only seen about a minute of this video, but the instructor's explanation of why and how is truly remarkable. The way he paces himself while speaking allows us to visualise everything, especially when he rotates the aircraft model, thank you. Oh yes and I did subscribe.

[@jimallen8238]

Joe Casey is a boss! Thanks for having him on for this topic.

[@Jordan-qq9mg]

Seemed like Joe was speaking directly to me at 12:53. Getting my tail wheel endorsement currently and had this exact situation on my turn to base today. Moderate tailwind, added left rudder right aileron and skidded onto final. It wasn’t a very hard skid but definitely something that I don’t want to happen again.

[@wendyvic4046]

Good video, good explanation, good refresher. Thanks.

[@dustincunningham1333]

Thanks for the awesome explanation!

[@Cool-Lake]

Great presentation, thank you so much!

[@kiltedpiper98]

Great explanation. I learned a bunch in this video, thank you.

[@timhoke2]

This was very helpful. Thank you!

[@emmiesmith3529]

This is an excellent video! I have a CFI interview and need to teach a lesson on this topic, this video helped immensely!! thank you

[@TakingOff]

Glad it was helpful!!

[@tomcook2311]

Excellent video. Thanks.

[@danc.2457]

Excellent instruction explained clearly , perfectly understandable ...

[@mrplopper5272]

I agree with most of the comments. Best explanation of Slips vs Skids I have seen, and it helped me tons.

[@ruslanulko8195]

Extremely useful video!Thank YOU!

[@astircalix4126]

By producing this excellent material, you guys have saved countless lives. I'm dowloading this material for the benefit of my students. Well done!

[@DanielTPeace]

Thank you so much as this really illustrates the differences and the significance of those differences.

[@00492663968482]

thank you so much for this awesome explanation!

[@davidglosson5322]

Fantastic video! That base to final turn can kill you when you are trying to save the approach. Never go beyond a standard rate turn in the pattern. Don't be afraid to go around.

[@KMaynard]

Great episode, very informative.

[@rinzler9775]

I searched you tube for videos by stunt pilots flying Pitt Specials or Extras in regards to spins, and boy did I learn a lot about spins that I didn't know before, and was never taught in flight school. This video reinforced those concepts, especially PARE.

[@photon1972]

Hugely helpful. Thanks!!!

[@andrewrose8141]

Thanks for this really clear explanation.

[@tangocharlie9291]

What a FANTASTIC explanation. I'm off to check your other videos, hoping that Mr. Casey and his model plane are featured regularly! He needs to be, if not. :)

[@TakingOff]

Thanks! We do have a handful of videos featuring Joe.

[@OLIV3R_YT]

Thanks, this is the first video where I finally get the difference between slip and skid!

[@Youngballer739]

great job explaining thanks

[@misfittoytower]

It was really serendipitous, I was watching another aviation video yesterday, and I thought, "I really don't understand what a slip and a skid are," immediately after that thought, I looked up and this fantastic video was third from the top on my recommended videos! Well done for once, KZbin!

[@mikelong9638]

This is the best explanation of this I've ever seen.

[@jsorbieus]

Excellent presentation