ORIGINAL: BIG4D
Great view points and great suggestions. Thanks, they are all well taken. On a similiar toppic. When you are flying in a pattern, does the pattern meen you fly over the runway, up high, and the down wind leg is away from the runway.
I'm not sure how to describe it. Picture an oval track in the sky. Is the front straight-a-way over the runway? I'm not sure what the ''accepted'' pattern would be. I'm sure it varys by club. Just looking for what your club/field has adopted.
at my field the normal pattern is right to left( over the runway) left to right on the down wind leg. really it seems to be dictated by the direction of the wind. however some people favor a left to right pattern (that's the rotation when we pylon race) I am comfortable flying either so I'll adjust to the pilots who are already up in the air. also I have had instances where I've been up and had others take off that I'm not comfortable flying with, if the pattern is full I'll climb out and just fly higher then the others in a holding pattern until it's safe to land.(if I'm flying a trainer or my Cub) you'd be surprised how long you can keep a plane in the air at a low throttle setting. you just have to think in 3D(not the aerobatic kind) there is alot of sky. I didn't used to like to fly if there was other planes in the air, now I think it's fun. when I'm flying my P-51 and there is a lot of air traffic, it's fun to select a bogey and "roll in on it"
tallyho hawks at angels 12
