Dutch Rolls Flight Maneuver Video

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[bluepirate]

This is one of the best maneuvers that isn’t frequently taught. When I was an instructor 20 years ago, I would have my students do this as we were heading to and from our practice area on every flight. Good way to use that time. Make sure you stay below at or below Va, and be SMOOTH. This is a slow maneuver, very snappy rudder movement could possibly hurt the plane. This is a very hard maneuver to perform correctly, but it really dials in your stick and rudder skills. Stay completely outside and try to keep an object right on the nose. The transition from a side slip one way to another is where most folks will have their ‘object’ veer off.

[virgis]

Me too. Not sure why the video is titled Dutch Roll when it demonstrates side-slip. The Dutch Roll maneuver is executed completely opposite from the side-slip. While side-slip is cross controlled the Dutch Roll is coordinated. But what do I know. I'm just a rookie private pilot working on my taildrager endorsement.

[RR]

When I was instructing in the 70's a Dutch Roll was a coordination maneuver requiring left and right banks combined with pedal movement to maintain the nose in a straight line. I used it to help students grasp exactly what a rudder was used for in flight. I guess terms have changed since then.

[tommyss]

Thanks for going over this. I was only using them in regard to coordination as an instructor, but will be incorporating the slide-slip portion into my lessons as well. Appreciate your time and your content! I know it is not easy to upload, edit, and share!

[haugalenningen]

Thanks! this helped with my JAA ATPL studies, really helped me understand how dutch roll works

[GarryWing]

You "hold" a sideslip; Dutch Rolls is a constantly varying left-to-right maneuver that tests hand/eye/foot coordination. I disclaimed during the intro the misnomer; if you're working on a tailwheel and your instructor isn't teaching this, you need to find a new instructor. From Wikipedia: "Dutch roll is also the name (considered by professionals to be a misnomer) given to a coordination maneuver generally taught to student pilots to help them improve their "stick-and-rudder" technique. The aircraft is alternately rolled as much as 60 degrees left and right while rudder is applied to keep the nose of the aircraft pointed at a fixed point."

[DougChristenson]

Gary,

Very nice job explaining this maneuver. I have had several instructors, that no fault of theirs, could not get me to understand the concepts involved.
Thanks for some high quality videos (I appreciate the amount of time it takes to do it well).

Sfe flying

[stefanie_m]

i tought thats was i side slip manouvre. and a dutch roll is somthing diffirent. still awsome video.

[ehmt-]

outstanding explanation. Do you recommend student pilots requesting this type of training from their CFI?

[nicobugs]

In my ATPL book, dutch rool is an oscillation, not a maneuver, who's right?

[syzygyfpv]

Am I getting it correct? Is this yaw-roll coordination? What's the difference between this and an inverted yaw to keep the noise aiming to one point? Are those the same thing?

[marcinfaiks]

Guys hi is do it right side slip is for loosing altitude his altitude is constant 

[flytoday]

your 5 minutes was only 3:56? good video apart from that

[virgis]

Me too. Not sure why the video is titled Dutch Roll when it demonstrates side-slip. The Dutch Roll maneuver is executed completely opposite from the side-slip. While side-slip is cross controlled the Dutch Roll is coordinated. But what do I know. I'm just a rookie private pilot working on my taildragger endorsement.