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Old 01-03-2014 | 07:15 AM
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FSki
 
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From the otherside of the pond.

I fly both lefthand and righthand patterns depending on the wind direction. When slope soaring I must admit that the landing pattern all depends on which end of the slope I'm flying from and what the best circuit is, so I guess I don't have a preference, but I do note some fliers have a preference and will even land downwind rather than do the other circuit, but at our field that happens to be a clockwise circuit as the other approach means you have to more carefully judge your distance from some trees and check they aren't about to jump out and get you.. My natural instinct when rolling is to roll to the right, but I think that this is because being a mode 2 flier it's more natural to pull the stick than to push it.

In my motorcycling days, righthand corners were the most practised due to driving clockwise round the roundabouts, as it was "compulsory" to either get the footpeg or knee to kiss the tarmac............................ (but not applicable to cruisers...........)