Questions tagged [yaw-damper]

A device connected to the rudder of many larger airplanes which artificially damps out the airplane's Dutch-roll motion using small rudder inputs, helping to keep the crew and passengers from becoming airsick.

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Why is the cirrus yaw damper disabled during takeoff?

I flew an SR22T the other day, the first high-performance airplane I've flown and I was incredibly surprised by the amount of yaw induced during a touch-and-go, nearly causing a ground loop. After the flight I went and read about the yaw damper…
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