Safety Discussion of Slips and Skids in an Airplane.  We were all taught, from our very first lesson, to step on the ball and avoid uncoordinated flight. After all, slips and skids can lead to stalls and spins, can t they? And then, three or four lessons later, we were taught how to slip. But why on earth would anyone want to do that? Doesn t that lead to the dreaded stall/spin accident? In this FAA Safety Team WINGS award webinar, you will learn how to do forward and side slips, staying both uncoordinated and perfectly safe.