[NSRCA-discussion] Flying 09 Masters

[J N Hiller]

Often times my positioning errors are inherited from previous maneuvers and
a more relaxed pace here allows more time to plan the fix and my composure.
As a full height maneuver with only 1/2 rolls on the vertical lines the
rhythm is better / slower if its flown with large radiuses. The following
maneuver if flown full height is wider than a full height square loop,
leaving little room for the preceding separation line. The preceding two
maneuvers commit the top line to full height and a late start to the 45 down
line commits it to being off center or flown small, exiting at mid altitude,
probably legal but ugly.
With significant head wind it works well to fly the down line at box end
especially if the octagon exit is blown down wind and the power isn't taken
off soon enough as the near down line comes up rather fast and if the wind
is high or I screw up I will fly it as shown on the power point. I decide
when exiting the octagon if a fix is needed. Most of the time I find that it
preserves the rhythm better to pull down into the near line and up at the
box boundary, which is much more visible looking across the ground rather
than up in the sky besides I find it easier to fly a pull bottom. Maybe I
need a better airplane but I doubt that it would improve my flight scores
very much.
Flying in significant wind from any direction requires flexibility to one's
flight plan and a lot of fixing, at least my flights do.
Jim



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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Ron Van Putte
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 11:32 AM
To: General pattern discussion
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Flying 09 Masters

I am no way extremely experienced in flying the new sequence, but
I've never had a positioning problem with this maneuver, since it is
a downwind maneuver.  If it was an upwind maneuver, I'd agree with you.

Ron

On Feb 28, 2009, at 12:12 PM, J N Hiller wrote:

> I began flying the 09 masters last fall and found that the reverse
> humpty
> 404-9 worked out better if I pulled down early making a pull half
> loop on
> the bottom placing the up-line near the box boundary. I assume the
> "Push or
> pull the half loop" allows this.
> Flying it this way was much more forgiving of positioning errors and
> eliminated being rushed. The preceding 8-sided loop finishes near
> center
> allowing plenty of room to pull down short and the following
> maneuver 45
> down 1 1/2 positive snap, was more easily centered when approached
> from the
> box boundary, especially if the push bottom radius was large.
> This is great fun. Can't wait to get back out.
> Jim Hiller
>
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