Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: THE SAFER LANDING PATTERN METHOD

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "wj18001900" <swferris@...> wrote:
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> THE SAFER LANDING PATTERN METHOD
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> Please click link below:
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> http://v2.ez.org/landing_pattern.htm
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> By Al Hodges (AGI, EAA Flight Advisor, FAA Aviation Safety Counselor Volunteer)
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> Let's stop using two right angle turns from downwind to final. Instead, let's make a gentle turn of 180 degrees from downwind to final using 20-30 degrees of bank. This method:
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> * Maintains good visibility for high and low wing aircraft
> * Makes it easy to adjust for cross winds by varying from 20 to 30 degrees, and
> * Maintains stall speed increase to less than 7% of normal straight and level stall speed.

That's a version of the military landing pattern called a run and break, or initial and pitch. You see it done by ex military at
GA airstrips. I like it better for more than one reason.

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