I was thinking of eventually transferring to an FAA CPL after getting a CASA CPL, but this 8's on a pylon is something quite new compared to the training here in AU. Really informative video 👍
loved the last tid bit "i also had alot of coffee! hahah oh man usually you put the attention getter at the beginning of a lesson but definitely drew me in a the end ;) Thank you for all you do Jason! All the Love, All the Power! Kev
Hmmm. The purpose of an 8s on Pylons is not to maintain a specific ground track (like in your base to final example) but to fix the pylon in position and parallel to the airplane’s lateral axis. Say I was hired to video some property for sale, I could have the photographer aim their camera out the window and keep the property fixed in frame while flying the pivotal altitude regardless of the wind. Pattens are about ground track, 8s are not.
You know I’ve not looked at the ACS yet for this maneuver and considered rudder for slip n skid to cheat and that makes so much sense as to why that’s cheating. Once im CFI my plan is to combine a cat toy with a fabric plane to demo with. Pretty sure the technical term is “A strung out plane” if that isn’t patented yet I call dibs.