Intermediate Pattern Sequence
Number | Description | K Factor | Practice Tip |
1. | Takeoff | 1 | Try slight right rudder to hold heading |
2. | Double Stall Turn | 3 | Try different half loop sizes. On windy days - try to figure out how to compensate for the drift |
3. | Half reverse Cuban Eight | 1 | Try centered, instead of a turn around |
4. | Cuban Eight | 2 | Try different loop sizes |
5. | Immelmann Turn | 2 | Try feeding in slight amount of rudder on roll |
6. | Split S | 1 | Same as above |
7. | Three inside Loops | 3 | Try corkscrewing towards you or away from you on each loop |
8. | Straight Inverted Flight | 1 | Try diving slightly before each roll to break the habit of climbing before each roll |
9. | Stall Turn | 2 | Try a tail slide |
10. | One Reverse Outside Loop | 3 | Try a double Immelmann |
11. | Three Horizontal Rolls | 3 | Try doing as many as you can while going from one side of the box to the other |
12. | Half Cuban Eight | 1 | Try centered, instead of a turn around |
13. | Square Loop | 2 | Try different sizes. Try square loop with half rolls |
14. | Landing | 1 | Try wings level, no banking, guide with rudder |
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