Which direction of flight should one adopt ?
clockwise -- or ----- anticlockwise ?

At our club it is a norm to fly in the anticlockwise direction ie. making left turns .

I began practising clockwise flying at one odd corner of the sky away from the other modelers for sometime already. And it has paid off.

The normal wind direction is from right to left with the modeller facing the runway . So flying anticlockwise was OK until yesterday the winds changed direction. Wind is now blowing left to right so after take off have to go for right turns and make circles flying right . To land I must come with a right turn to final. I nailed the landings very well . I am very pleased with myself. I see other modellers landing with left turns ( means they have to turn around and follow the model to land with heading into the wind ).

It is important for all modellers to be able to fly in both directions. It improves the skill level and gives you more confidence especially when the winds change direction. And will pay off in the long run too.

bobi