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Anyone else here like to fly a tight (or tighter than normal) pattern?
The field we're based at (Falcon Field, FFC) has a pretty good-sized training operation, and there are a lot of students out practicing landings, especially on good days. What annoys me, though, is that some of these students fly huge patterns--like 2-mile finals, downwinds 1-2 miles out from the runway, etc. Sometimes, I'll end up behind somebody in the pattern, only to realize that, by the time he turns final, I could have done another touch and go and ended up behind him. IMHO, there's no reason to go flying a jet/heavy twin pattern in a Cessna. I've always tried to fly mine 4 white on the PAPI, with basically a continuous turn from downwind to final (leveling out for a second just to check traffic). |
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