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What word do you guys use to describe lateral translation - the side to side motion that is mostly peculiar to quads, although a regular helicopter can do it to a limited extent.
I've gotten a large variation of answers to this depending on who I ask.
For fixed wing aircraft the sideways component of flight is called slip. In a strong crosswind, where the plane is flying somewhat sideways it's called a crab.
One helicopter pilot said a lateral control on the cyclical is just called roll (since that's what the rotor actually does to cause the movement. Same for a quad, the gimbal just compensates for it). A rescue helo pilot said the pilot and crew use slide when they are lining up on a pickup point. The FAA helicopter manual refers to it as sideward hovering.
In physics terms, for freedom of motion it's called sway. I think sailing uses that term too.
For video games I've heard people call it shuffle and sidestep, although the correct term there is strafe.
The MP has a camera so I thought maybe the cinematography term would be best, which is truck.
In football (aka soccer) it's called jinking. In American football it's called juking.
I've had some people say that drone pilots call it bend. What's the consensus here? If you want to ask a drone pilot to move laterally without yawing you tell him to _____ left or _____ right.
I've gotten a large variation of answers to this depending on who I ask.
For fixed wing aircraft the sideways component of flight is called slip. In a strong crosswind, where the plane is flying somewhat sideways it's called a crab.
One helicopter pilot said a lateral control on the cyclical is just called roll (since that's what the rotor actually does to cause the movement. Same for a quad, the gimbal just compensates for it). A rescue helo pilot said the pilot and crew use slide when they are lining up on a pickup point. The FAA helicopter manual refers to it as sideward hovering.
In physics terms, for freedom of motion it's called sway. I think sailing uses that term too.
For video games I've heard people call it shuffle and sidestep, although the correct term there is strafe.
The MP has a camera so I thought maybe the cinematography term would be best, which is truck.
In football (aka soccer) it's called jinking. In American football it's called juking.
I've had some people say that drone pilots call it bend. What's the consensus here? If you want to ask a drone pilot to move laterally without yawing you tell him to _____ left or _____ right.
