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Old 3rd Feb 2023, 17:11
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chevvron
 
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Yes it doesn't look quite right does it? Maybe I am getting mixed up between multiple choice and ordinary questions.
Anyway to continue: circuits.
I think we must have been taught slightly different things depending on the airfield, you were at a small airfield hemmed in by houses and on a hill whereas we had flat wide open countryside. The way I remember it is :-
After release (Mk3 and Sedbergh) fly at stalling speed +7kts. At about 400ft, increase speed by 5 kts. Turn final at 150ft and increase speed again by one third of the surface wind speed to compensate for 'wind gradient'.
Simple.
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