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Sep 12^th, 2010 at 9:38pm

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Something I haven't understood yet is when you guys refer to slewing. I think I am familiar with what slewing is in principal. Isn't slewing those S-turns that the space shuttle uses to kill velocity in order to come around to land on the runway? Now if I'm right about that, what is so bad/wrong about people doing it? I want to ask because I did see a few posts in the multiplayer forum talking about people slewing should be shot or something in that vein. Can someone explain this to me please?

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Reply #1 - Sep 12^th, 2010 at 10:47pm

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Slewing is purely something found in the realm of virtual flight, and has no application or similar concept in the real world. It's basically a fast, repositioning shortcut that some people will use rather than going through the menu process.

Press "Y" on your keyboard, and use the "A,S,D, Q, and Z keys (among others)" to reposition your plane in an environment, without taking the time to actually "fly" there.

One last thing.......

People must enjoy hearing this or something: "There is no such thing as a stupid question!" This is especially true of a technical topic such as aviation.

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Reply #2 - Sep 13^th, 2010 at 2:50am

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Ok, I just had to ask because I had that message pop up in the chat box when I landed at one of the airports on the hoplist. Basically I had landed and then changed planes from a DC3 to a Beechcraft Baron when it popped up that I either slew or jumped to the airport instead of flying...which I did, (fly that is). Eventually it registered the landing but it just confused me after hearing the scorn directed at those who dared to do it. But I feel better now that I know what it is.

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Reply #3 - Sep 14^th, 2010 at 6:52am

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Slewing is purely something found in the realm of virtual flight, and has no application or similar concept in the real world.

Not true... "slew" is a rarely-used verb used to describe swerving. Hence the space shuttle S-turn reference. The flight-sim term derives from the use of this term in the real world. Wink

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But you're right about the rest of it. Grin

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Reply #4 - Sep 14^th, 2010 at 10:35am

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Well Jim Phelps I, for one, am glad you asked. There's a lot of keyboading I don't know - if my joystick quit, it'd be back to gardening

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Reply #5 - Sep 14^th, 2010 at 7:50pm

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I've never used it, Because I thought it was a swampy place! Dictionary has a slew of definitions..

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/slew

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Reply #6 - Sep 14^th, 2010 at 8:22pm

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Steve M wrote on Sep 14^th, 2010 at 7:50pm:

I've never used it, Because I thought it was a swampy place! Dictionary has a slew of definitions..

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/slew

Have you ever visited the 'slew' of despond?

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Reply #7 - Sep 14^th, 2010 at 8:38pm

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Wink

Just did.. Grin

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http://ask.reference.com/web?q=slew%20of%20despond&l=dir&qsrc=2891&o=10616

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Reply #8 - Nov 30^th, 2010 at 12:07pm

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Just an aside, but "slew" is also a word popular in biblical films of the 40's and 50's as in: "We slew the Saracens."

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Reply #9 - Nov 30^th, 2010 at 12:09pm

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OLD: Hi. I have seen the slough of despond, but never the slew. I guess it depends on which headshrinker you're talking to.

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Reply #10 - Nov 30^th, 2010 at 8:51pm

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DenisH wrote on Nov 30^th, 2010 at 12:09pm:

OLD: Hi. I have seen the slough of despond, but never the slew. I guess it depends on which headshrinker you're talking to.

Hey Dennis - Steve M started it with his swampy slew, probably named 'Despond'

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Reply #11 - Dec 1^st, 2010 at 12:00am

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Grin

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Reply #12 - Dec 7^th, 2010 at 10:24pm

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olderndirt wrote on Sep 14^th, 2010 at 8:22pm:

Steve M wrote on Sep 14^th, 2010 at 7:50pm:

I've never used it, Because I thought it was a swampy place! Dictionary has a slew of definitions..

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/slew

Have you ever visited the 'slew' of despond?

'This miry Slew is such a place as cannot be mended; it is the descent whither the scud and fog that attends conviction for sim doth continually run, and therefore is it called the Slew of Despond: for still as the simmer is awakened about his lost condition, there ariseth in his soul many fears, and doubts, and discouraging apprehensions, which all of them get together, and settle in this place; and this is the reason of the badness of this ground to which he rapidly approachith.

Sorry, couldn't resist. Grin

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If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #13 - Dec 8^th, 2010 at 6:49pm

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patchz wrote on Dec 7^th, 2010 at 10:24pm:

olderndirt wrote on Sep 14^th, 2010 at 8:22pm:

Steve M wrote on Sep 14^th, 2010 at 7:50pm:

I've never used it, Because I thought it was a swampy place! Dictionary has a slew of definitions..

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/slew

Have you ever visited the 'slew' of despond?

'This miry Slew is such a place as cannot be mended; it is the descent whither the scud and fog that attends conviction for sim doth continually run, and therefore is it called the Slew of Despond: for still as the simmer is awakened about his lost condition, there ariseth in his soul many fears, and doubts, and discouraging apprehensions, which all of them get together, and settle in this place; and this is the reason of the badness of this ground to which he rapidly approachith.

Sorry, couldn't resist. Grin

Grin

Grin

"and this is the reason of the badness of this ground to which he rapidly approachith."
Grin

Grin

Well said! Even Shakespeare couldn't have said it better.

Flying with twins is a lot of fun..

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Reply #14 - Dec 9^th, 2010 at 2:39am

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Steve M wrote on Dec 8^th, 2010 at 6:49pm:

patchz wrote on Dec 7^th, 2010 at 10:24pm:

olderndirt wrote on Sep 14^th, 2010 at 8:22pm:

Steve M wrote on Sep 14^th, 2010 at 7:50pm:

I've never used it, Because I thought it was a swampy place! Dictionary has a slew of definitions..

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/slew

Have you ever visited the 'slew' of despond?

'This miry Slew is such a place as cannot be mended; it is the descent whither the scud and fog that attends conviction for sim doth continually run, and therefore is it called the Slew of Despond: for still as the simmer is awakened about his lost condition, there ariseth in his soul many fears, and doubts, and discouraging apprehensions, which all of them get together, and settle in this place; and this is the reason of the badness of this ground to which he rapidly approachith.

Sorry, couldn't resist. Grin

Grin

Grin

"and this is the reason of the badness of this ground to which he rapidly approachith."
Grin

Grin

Well said! Even Shakespeare couldn't have said it better.

Grin

I have my moments, scattered as they are. Roll Eyes

Roll Eyes

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #15 - Dec 9^th, 2010 at 10:32am

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patchz wrote on Dec 9^th, 2010 at 2:39am:

Steve M wrote on Dec 8^th, 2010 at 6:49pm:

patchz wrote on Dec 7^th, 2010 at 10:24pm:

olderndirt wrote on Sep 14^th, 2010 at 8:22pm:

Steve M wrote on Sep 14^th, 2010 at 7:50pm:

I've never used it, Because I thought it was a swampy place! Dictionary has a slew of definitions..

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/slew

Have you ever visited the 'slew' of despond?

'This miry Slew is such a place as cannot be mended; it is the descent whither the scud and fog that attends conviction for sim doth continually run, and therefore is it called the Slew of Despond: for still as the simmer is awakened about his lost condition, there ariseth in his soul many fears, and doubts, and discouraging apprehensions, which all of them get together, and settle in this place; and this is the reason of the badness of this ground to which he rapidly approachith.

Sorry, couldn't resist. Grin

Grin

Grin

"and this is the reason of the badness of this ground to which he rapidly approachith."
Grin

Grin

Well said! Even Shakespeare couldn't have said it better.

Grin

I have my moments, scattered as they are. Roll Eyes

Roll Eyes

Little known fact: William Shakespeare's middle name was Larry

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Reply #16 - Dec 9^th, 2010 at 1:50pm

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olderndirt wrote on Dec 9^th, 2010 at 10:32am:

patchz wrote on Dec 9^th, 2010 at 2:39am:

Steve M wrote on Dec 8^th, 2010 at 6:49pm:

patchz wrote on Dec 7^th, 2010 at 10:24pm:

olderndirt wrote on Sep 14^th, 2010 at 8:22pm:

Steve M wrote on Sep 14^th, 2010 at 7:50pm:

I've never used it, Because I thought it was a swampy place! Dictionary has a slew of definitions..

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/slew

Have you ever visited the 'slew' of despond?

'This miry Slew is such a place as cannot be mended; it is the descent whither the scud and fog that attends conviction for sim doth continually run, and therefore is it called the Slew of Despond: for still as the simmer is awakened about his lost condition, there ariseth in his soul many fears, and doubts, and discouraging apprehensions, which all of them get together, and settle in this place; and this is the reason of the badness of this ground to which he rapidly approachith.

Sorry, couldn't resist. Grin

Grin

Grin

"and this is the reason of the badness of this ground to which he rapidly approachith."
Grin

Grin

Well said! Even Shakespeare couldn't have said it better.

Grin

I have my moments, scattered as they are. Roll Eyes

Roll Eyes

Little known fact: William Shakespeare's middle name was Larry

.

Grin

Grin

Grin

I have no idea how to respond to that.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #17 - Dec 10^th, 2010 at 8:40am

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After reading the aboveith, all I can say is, the quality of mercy is constantly strained in this forum.

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