X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:09:40 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost06.isp.att.net ([204.127.217.106] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.6) with ESMTP id 3103771 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:29:48 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.217.106; envelope-from=lorn@dynacomm.us Received: from [192.168.1.64] (adsl-220-21-57.sav.bellsouth.net[68.220.21.57]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc06) with SMTP id <20080901212908H0600cfp1me>; Mon, 1 Sep 2008 21:29:10 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [68.220.21.57] X-Original-Message-Id: From: Lorn H Olsen X-Original-To: Lancair List Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v926) Subject: Re: Turn base to final X-Original-Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 17:28:58 -0400 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.926) I have also noticed that, like the Corsair, whenever I make a continuous curve to landing, the landing seems to go better. Lorn > From: Sky2high@aol.com > Date: August 31, 2008 7:49:38 AM GMT-04:00 > > Gary, > > Lately I have chosen to do curved arc descents to landing from the > downwind (i.e. no squared pattern) at my towered airport. Nobody has > complained and I find it easier to control both the descent rate and > speed in a constant banked turn (assuming I guessed the wind effect > properly) and a minor fix is less dramatic than in those 90 degree > pattern turns as its need can be recognized earlier. Oh well, fly > it the way you like....... > > Scott Krueger