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Postby Jakemaster » Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:44 am

Crosswind, downwind, etc...?  I never really got around to figuring that out
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Re: What is...

Postby TacitBlue » Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:19 am

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Re: What is...

Postby Jakemaster » Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:02 pm

Thanks!! Thats sort of what I thought, I just didn't know where cross and downwind were
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Re: What is...

Postby beefhole » Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:06 pm

As Tacit mentioned, patterns normally go to the left.  Therefore, they're often referred to as "standard" and "non-standard", the former being a left pattern and the latter being a right-hand one.
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Re: What is...

Postby Rifleman » Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:14 pm

Thanks!! Thats sort of what I thought, I just didn't know where cross and downwind were


Cross and downwind can be used to refer to landings also as in ..........

Downwind is when you land from the opposite of the normal direction (with the wind at your tail) and cross wind is when you land with the wind blowing across the runway and need to use some finesse to get down on the runway without damaging the undercarriage.....(rudder work)
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