Yeah, the pattern maneuver has equal distance from the beginning of the maneuver, to the end of the maneuver.

The pilot flys to the center point of the field, rolls inverted, holds it a few seconds, then pulls in enough elevator to pull the aircraft around, completely vertical (no roll or no drift left or right) to a heading that is directly opposite of the start of the maneuver, with straight and level flight, with wings level. The larger the "loop" is shows more demonstrated control for the half loop.

It all happens pretty fast, and requires that the aircraft be set up properly for straight and level flight, hands off.

There are other setup issues, such as what the plane does when it is pulled to inverted at full throttle, with hands off. If it goes straight up, then it is set up properly. If it goes left, or right, it needs some adjustment. There are more, but that's not the point with this thread. This is all available for you to read in the Pattern forum.

It takes quite a bit of time, many flights, and a lot of patients to set up a plane. both mechanically (mechanically adjusting throws to be absolutely symmetrical) and electrically (mixing and servo adjustments) to do these maneuvers absolutely correctly.

CGr.