Mar 26, 2016 15:41
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I skid you not
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I Skid You Not
Another enlightening part of the training is when Freelove demonstrates the real difference between a skid and a slip in the Pitts. If you’re skidding in a turn while loading up the airplane enough to stall it, you’ll basically snap-roll and find yourself upside-down and entering a spin. This is a classic mistake pilots might make when overshooting a base-to-final turn close to the ground. “A skid is always too much rudder to the ground. This is bad,” explains Freelove. “A slip is rudder to the sky. This is okay.”
What does "I skid you not" in this context?
Is it a citation from a famous novel or something?
I Skid You Not
Another enlightening part of the training is when Freelove demonstrates the real difference between a skid and a slip in the Pitts. If you’re skidding in a turn while loading up the airplane enough to stall it, you’ll basically snap-roll and find yourself upside-down and entering a spin. This is a classic mistake pilots might make when overshooting a base-to-final turn close to the ground. “A skid is always too much rudder to the ground. This is bad,” explains Freelove. “A slip is rudder to the sky. This is okay.”
What does "I skid you not" in this context?
Is it a citation from a famous novel or something?
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| 5 +9 | It's a pun on "I kid you not". |
philgoddard
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It's a pun on "I kid you not".
It's a rather weak pun, because it doesn't really make sense. But "I kid you not" means "I'm not joking". I don't know if you're translating this into another language, but it's probably untranslatable.
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Comment: "Thank you, philgoddard, for your answer and explanation! It helped me a lot. I skid you not :-)"
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