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Highly interesting. A former pattern flyer from near here, who won
Masters a the Nats a few years ago, had a habit of flying at least one
practice flight that consisted of nothing but straight and level
passes, one after the other, with a simple turnaround at each end.
Over and Over and Over.................<br>
Must be something to it...........<br>
Bill Glaze<br>
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mike mueller wrote:<br>
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<div> Good point. I think this is what the hardest thing to master.
Mike<br>
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<b><i>Woodward James R Civ 412 TW/DRP
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:James.Woodward2@edwards.af.mil"><James.Woodward2@edwards.af.mil></a></i></b> wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">I wanted to pass along an
observation about flying that may seem obvious to some, but time &
time again amazes me. In D7 we've already had two contests. The best
flyers in each class (sportsman, intermediate, advanced, Masters, FAI)
fly the fundamental element of our equation the best - straight and
level flight. You can't escape it... Resistance is futile... If you
are having problems with your sequence (who among us does not?) take a
weekend and practice straight & level flight at low, mid, and top
of the box with some simple turnaround maneuvers and a friend standing
beside you calling wing low/high/ whatever. Then work into flying the
sequence with some one calling wing low/high throughout each maneuver.
I recently went through this and it provided a whole new look. The
result is that I also needed to relearn most of the rud! der
corrections because I had worked into a habit of having the inside wing
low. The sequence is getting better now and I'm very glad a friend and
I stripped the flying down to this fundamental. If we don't learn
this, we will never reach our potential.</span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">Jim W.</span></font></p>
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