I intend to use the Sportsman pattern sequence to sharpen my flying skills and instill some disipline in my flying. Maybe if I can gain some semblance of competency I'll try entering a contest.
I have have a couple of very rudimentary questions, hopefully you guys can help out.
1. Between maneuver# 1 (take-off) and #2 (straight flight out) can I assume that there is a "free turn, pass back and turn again to get back downwind for #2? Or is #2 stuck right on the end of #1?
2. I'm assuming that #7 (2 point roll) has the plane hesitate inverted before completing the roll to establish the "two pointness" of the maneuver.
3. How the heck do you do #13 (double Immelman) without a roll? My understanding of an Immelman is that at the top of the 1/2 loop you roll the plane to a canopy up position. For the second half of #13 you do an outside 1/2 loop and roll to a canopy up position again.
I hope I've asked the questions in an understandable manner. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Meanwhile off to look at pattern sites on the web to see if I can glean more info.
Dave