Tom Baker Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 I have found that you can fly a nice sized pattern in a CT if you watch your airspeed and keep it coordinated. It is also somewhat dependent on how the idle speed is set. For me and my airplane I fly about a 1/2 mile wide downwind, and plane base so I fly a 1/2 mile final, and depending on wind conditions I may make it a little bigger yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralarcon Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 Thanks again to all the contributors to this thread. Especially thankful to Mike Koerner for taking time to put in all that valuable detail. And, I was very tickled by the specifics that Andy Walker gave about when he cuts to idle, trims, etc. I will strive to create my own habits along the same lines. I tried cutting power abeam the numbers, but I like doing a long downwind so that was too soon for me. I will attempt to shorten my downwind to make that work for me. ET At approximately 45 degrees to the numbers, off my L or R shoulder I cut the power and turn to base. (under most circumstances). Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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