Ric
In Australia, you are taught to fly a glider circuit starting
mid downwind at 800', base turn at 600', final turn at 400'.
However, power circuit height is 1000'. There is no doubt that
you can turn onto downwind at lower than 1000' to fly a tighter
circuit (on your way to circuit height), but remember that I am
still ab initio.
Base turn is at 1000', final turn at 500-600'.
Paul Ferguson
Adelaide, Australia
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> Subject: Re: [RCSE] Temperature
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> > Hi Guys
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> >
> > I had another lession (circuits) for my full-scale pilots
> licence this
> > morning while it was only about 35 degrees C. I have to say that the
> > performance of the Piper Warrior (PA28-161) really sucked.
> I was glad that
> > we didn't have a third person on board! As I like to get to
> the 1000'
> > circuit height before I turn onto downwind, the circuits were rather
> large!
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> Paul, why so high before you turn downwind???? I would think
> you would fly
> the pattern at 800'. Turn crosswins at
> 400 and end up at 800' opposite the "numbers". I live in
> Marietta, Ga. and
> used to own a Cessna 140. Here in the summer,
> with two big people, would zap the performance out of anything!
> >
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> >
> > Paul Ferguson
> > Adelaide Australia
> >
> > Current temperature - 41C
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