manakim asked WHY the turns at 500'.
Nope, he asked
why we make the turn
"We" make the turn there coz of the rules. Same reason I try to drive on the left side of the road in this country. However,
DFC has a good go at a rationale for some of the rules here. There are still only two reasons why I fly the approach in a Pitts the way I do - coz of the rule, and other traffic, if any.