Why is it that student pilots are being taught to fly traffic patterns that would be too large for even a Boeing 777?
AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli explores the question in this not-so-gentle but humorous video.
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Why is it that student pilots are being taught to fly traffic patterns that would be too large for even a Boeing 777?
AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli explores the question in this not-so-gentle but humorous video.
Viewer discretion advised.
Huge patterns also run up unnecessary HOBs time, which equate to more aircratf rental time.
I agree. Two mile patterns are ridiculously wide. 3400 flight hours ago my flight instructor drilled into me to fly a pattern tight enough that I could make the runway if I lost power. For my m20j Mooney that means a 3/4 mile pattern.