If you will look at the www.nsrca.org site you will find a diagram series of how the maneuvers are performed in competition.

When you are practicing... you pick one mameuver and work on it in stages until you have it down pat. (if trying for competition) such as:

The Cuban 8... you first work on the first half. The 5/8 loop needs to be ROUND, and the 1/2 roll needs to be directly in front of the pilot. You fly the approach from upwind, pass in front of yourself and pause a second... then pull for the loop portion. to be round you have to vary the amount of elevator and may actualy push down elevator at the top. then wne the plane hits a 45 deg down angle you ht the ailerons to roll upright... let the plane descend to the entry altitude and level off... fly straight out and do a turnaround... come back and try again. (It really helps to have the loop down pat to do the Cuban 8 correctly)

When you are practicing maneuvers to mprove your skill and discipline... you can strng them in any order you want. When practicing for cmpetitin do them n the order specfied EVERY time you string any together.

Note... most beginners at aerobatic competition fly the maneuvers too close to themselves... the 250 ft out line (specified in the rules) is about 1.5 times the distance your downwind leg is out from the runway when doing a normal landing approach. (if you are doing a good landing pattern... with a .40 to .60 size plane) Its WAY out there!