Why Can't We Maneuver?

摘要

Most airplanes spend the vast majority of their lives in straight and level flight; climbing, turning and descending only as necessary to get on and off a runway. It's when pilots start yanking and banking, however gently and smoothly their control inputs, that problems start to arise—and the accident rate starts to increase. And when the yanking and banking takes place close to the ground, any error margin becomes slimmer still.