What homework assignment, was:Schedule - Your homework assignment...........

[Verne Koester]

Matt,
The A Pattern was just before my time. When I got involved, there was Novice, Sportsman, Advanced, Expert, Masters, and FAI. FAI was just getting into turnaround. Everything else was non-turnaround. Masters wrote their own schedules from a list of 36 (I think) which was published in the AMA Rules & Regs. There was a formula they followed which involved a set number of maneuvers that had to have a total K-Factor of something or other. Normalized scoring wasn't here yet either and caused quite a stir before it was adopted. Mostly because nobody quite understood how it worked or what the benefit was. 

My club had an annual pattern contest for club members only followed by an open pattern contest later in the summer. I was always afraid to fly in the open contest but worked my way up the ranks in the club contest. By the time I got the guts to try competing on the road, I was already flying Advanced at home so that's what I flew in my first contest away from home. Finished fourth out of four and didn't know anyone else at the contest. My only point of reference came from any and every magazine column on pattern I could get my hands on. Guess you could say Dean Pappas has been my coach for twenty-five years or so without ever knowing it. Anyway, back to your question. The spot landing was gone by the time I showed up but I'm sure I've left my fair share of divots trying to land right on the line!

Verne
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  Hey wasn't the spot landing usually followed by a small crater in the grass runway?? Verne do you remember the spot landing details? RVP?

  MattK

  In a message dated 1/14/2005 11:07:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, spbyrum at hiwaay.net writes:
    Guys

     

    Spare the traffic pattern approach.  We’ve flown it for years in SPA.  We just took it out for this year.  It takes a LONG time to fly, and if judged correctly, almost every pilot will owe the judges before he lands.

     

    Steve Byrum 

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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

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