Which turn is uncoordinated with the bank angle such that the horizontal lift component is greater than the centrifugal force, pulling the aircraft toward the inside of the turn?

• A. Slipping turn
• B. Skidding turn
• C. Simplex
• D. SDF

Answer: (A)

In a turn, the lift vector tilts with the bank, and its horizontal component provides the inward (centripetal) force that keeps the airplane following a curved path. When the bank is such that this horizontal lift component is larger than what the turn’s inertia requires (the outward centrifugal tendency), there’s a net pull toward the inside of the turn. That uncoordinated condition causes the aircraft to slip toward the center, so the proper label is slipping turn. The other terms describe different uncoordinated situations: a skidding turn involves too much yaw so the turn rate outruns the bank, often pushing the path outward; the other two terms aren’t used for this specific inward-slipping behavior.