Schedule design - Your homework assignment should you chose to accept it.

[John Pavlick]

Yeah, I guess staying in the box is a little bit difficult for some. When
teaching the average "sport flyer" I see the biggest problem with the
Immelman / full roll / split 'S' sequence. It can actually happen pretty
fast - a lot of guys forget about the roll or get way out of shape when
entering the split 'S'. The old A (Novice?) sequence brings back fond
memories for me. I learned it when I was 15 flying a Sig Kougar. The 3 rolls
were a little bit scary until I got the elevator timing down. Other than
that it wasn't too bad. If only I had kept on flying pattern, I would have
been in a lot better shape today...

John Pavlick
http://www.idseng.com


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  Hi

  Found the old A pattern, the equivalent of Sportsman.

  Takeoff
  Straight Flight out
  Procedure Turn
  Straight Flight In
  Figure Eight (Horizontal)
  Three Rolls
  Immelman Turn
  Stall Turn
  Traffic Pattern Approach
  Landing Perfection
  Spot Landing

  As we can see this is much less demanding that the current Sportsman but
at the same time gave a beginner confidence that he wouldn't smash his
airplane or make too big a fool out of himself, it really wasn't a whole lot
more complex than a fun fly event.  However, I think given the state of the
art today, the Sportsman as it is now is not too demanding, except the fact
that you have to stay in the box.

  I really like the Sportsman you came up with and honestly believe that it
would bring more pilots into the fray.  You don't want it too easy but at
the same time you don't want airplane breakers either.  The way it is setup
today the maneuvers are a little easier than the ones you propose but the
pilot may feel rushed to stay in the box.  This leads to botched maneuvers
and maybe an out of control plane.  Remember I am talking about entry level
here.  Personnaly I would rather be challenged by tougher maneuvers than
being rushed to stay in the box and risking a rushed maneuver and blowing
it.

  Good thinking, thanks.

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