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[–] 5 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Yeah it’s mostly not touched except for aerobatics or crosswind landings. (Although little taildraggers use it a lot for ground control and countering engine torque at the start of their take off run.) There’s a naive tendency to think of it like a rudder on a boat, but it’s actually a really ineffective and even somewhat dangerous way to turn an aircraft in flight. It requires substantial input to get the aircraft to turn at all, and while it’s doing it it’s trying to put the aircraft into a nasty spin.

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