What instrument shows slip or skid to the pilot and how is it interpreted?

Question

What instrument shows slip or skid to the pilot and how is it interpreted?

Answer 1

'Way back in the Middle Ages when I learned to fly, it was called a "turn and bank indicator."  Somebody pointed out that it does not indicate the degree of bank, and the popular name became "turn and slip indicator."

The upper part consists of a needle or airplane image that tilts to indicate the direction and rate of turn.  The further the turn needle tilts, the sharper the turn.

The lower part is just a carpenter's level:  a little ball or other shape that is free to move in a transparent tube.  This is the slip/skid indicator.  If the turn is coordinated, the ball remains centered.

"Hellboy" stated it backwards.  If the ball goes to the outside of the turn (that is, the needle is one way and the ball the other), that is a Skid.  The correction for a skid is to apply less rudder.  If the ball goes to the inside (that is, the needle and the ball are both the same way) that is a Slip.  The airplane is literally falling toward the center of the turn.  The correction is to apply more rudder.

The old saying is "step on the ball;" that is, if you are slipping, step harder on the inside rudder to tighten the rate of turn.

The bottom part of the turn and slip indicator is also called an inclinometer, and you will occasionally see inclinometers by themselves or incorporated into other flight instruments.

There are tons of information about flight instruments on the Internet.  Just search on "aircraft instruments" or "turn and slip indicator."

Answer 2

Hold a hot cup of coffee in your lap. If it spills, you're slipping or skidding.

Answer 3

The turn indicator shows slip or skid.  When the ball in the indicator moves out of its center position, the aircraft is slipping or skidding.

Some aircraft integrate this indicator in the primary flight display (airliners, for example).

Answer 4

The instrument is called a Turn Coordinator. Its a gyro instrument that operates of electricity. The part that shows the slip/skid indications is at the bottom of the instrument. It is a little curved glass tube that has a tiny ball in it called a inclinometer. When you make a coordinated turn the ball should be in the center. Assume that we are flying a standard left pattern at an airport. A slip the ball would be out to the left of the instrument. In a skid the ball would be out to the right.

Answer 5

Before there was a "needle and ball", there was just a ball.  Called an inclinometer, you "stepped on the ball" to center it and put the aircraft in coordinated flight.

Answer 6

depends on ac to ac .. most of dem ve turn  &slip indicator..has a needle and ball

if d ball falls in d dir of turn..then ac is slippin ..

if it is going away rm d dir of turn...it is skiddin

the needle shows u d rate of turn..