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Old 04-16-2003 | 08:58 PM
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Hi,
Was reading all of the replies, and they are all good suggestions before one should be considered soloed. Here is something one of the clubs I was involved with also added

A loop - can be used for spacing during peak flying times to get 'in sequence'

Immellman Turn - Spacing, Turnaround, Avoidance of other planes

Split S - To quickly loose Alt, and heading change to lower desired Alt in opposite direction.

And one of my pet peeves...Taking off, and landing in both directions using left hand, and right hand turns. I still to this day see people...even after years of flying who cannot make a simple right hand turn without clearing the flight line...THAT is the instructors fault...nobody elses!

These manuevers also instill confidence, and skill, and gives a newcomer more options to make the 'right' decision quickly. I think it's alot more fun for the newcomer to be flying rather than rebuilding. As long as I've been flying, I still ask myself this simple question everytime I fly, and especially when attempting something new... I say to myself "Would I be willing to strap myself in that plane if it were full-scale and fly through what I'm about to do with this transmitter"...if not, I don't do it.