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02/08/2011, 2:49 PM aka alias Joined on 02/08/2011 Posts 4 Flight Attitude Hi Guys flight attitude is orientation of an air plane axes relative to a reference to the horizon but how would you describe in simple way or layman terms and is my question inane or brain dead.    Report

02/08/2011, 8:35 PM Aviator|Chris Joined on 28/01/2009 EGBW Posts 378 Re: Flight Attitude The aircraft flies within 3 main axes. These are Pitch, Roll and Yaw. Pitch is like nodding. Roll is like tilting your head from side to side. Yaw is like sitting on a computer chair and twisting it left and right. A combination of these makes up an aircraft in flight. I am out of time this evening, but hopefully that puts it into a basic analogy!    Report

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