RE: Classic pattern: A Modest Proposal - with apologies to Jonathan Swift
Here's the Class A pattern from 1973
1. Takeoff
2. Straight filght out
3. Procedure turn
4. Straight flight back
5. Figure 8
6. Three rolls (Axial or barrel)
7. Immelman turn
8. Cuban 8
9. Stall Turn
10. Traffic Pattern Approach
11. Landing perfection
12. Spot landing
At my first pattern contest in 1972 on the first flight I crashed my plane on the traffic pattern aproach because I had not practiced right hand turns. I got disoriented and flew it into the trees. Spent the rest of the day looking for it.
Attached is a file of all three classes. I don't remember that we flew Class D (FAI) at local contest back then.