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DHamblin Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: "Wide (way out) Patterns..." 03-19-03, 18:05z  Hello Bruce, My first 12 or so hours of instruction were in a 1946 Luscombe 8A, the rest have been in our C150H. I was taught (my friend/CFI is an 11,000+ hour ATP/CFII) to fly a pattern only as wide as I need (in case engine quits you can hopefulley make the field). At several airports I've flown into (including the one we are based at now) where theres lots of training going on, I am amazed at the wide long patterns people fly (in 152's, 172's etc). I can see it in a high performance plane that may need a bigger pattern My problem is when following them, they are typically (on a left hand pattern) well out to my right, and sometimes I'm looking over my shoulder back at the runway thinking that "gee, I'm ready to turn base but the other guy in front is still going or just starting base". This throws my timing off as I have to cruise around with flaps etc holding altitude until we get turned back and re-set up my final. When you encounter this, should I swing wide and follow suit or allow more spacing and fly my normal tighter pattern. Dave Hamblin (formerly DaveH on old site!) Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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Subject      Author      Message Date     ID      Wide (way out) Patterns...    DHamblin       03-19-03              RE: Wide (way out) Patterns...    Bruce_Williams       03-19-03       1            RE: Wide (way out) Patterns...    DHamblin       03-20-03       2                 RE: Wide (way out) Patterns...    Ben_Chiu       03-22-03       3                      RE: Wide (way out) Patterns...    jerryrosie       04-09-03       4                           RE: Wide (way out) Patterns...    DHamblin       04-09-03       5                           RE: Wide (way out) Patterns...    Ben_Chiu       04-09-03       6                                RE: Wide (way out) Patterns...    jerryrosie       04-12-03       7                                     RE: Wide (way out) Patterns...    Ben_Chiu       04-12-03       8                                          RE: Wide (way out) Patterns...    jerryrosie       04-13-03       9                                               RE: Wide (way out) Patterns...    ChrisBebensee       07-17-09       11         RE: Wide (way out) Patterns...    jhayes_tucson       09-23-07       10

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