Turns Around a Point 

Here is how I learned what bank angle to use: In a 172, from the left, pilot's seat looking down the wing, you want to keep your point in the middle of the wing. If your point starts drifting back toward the trailing edge, steepen your bank and hold that steeper bank until the point moves back toward the middle of the wing. If the point starts moving forward toward the leading edge, shallow out your bank and hold that shallower bank until the point moves back toward the middle of the wing. To put it another way with ^ as your point and ========== looking down the wing: ========== = hold a standard rate turn --------^--------- ========== = hold a steeper turn ^------------------ ========== = hold a shallower turn -----------------^ Hope this helps.

This is what me and my instructor are doing rightnow...my first time was yesterday

The graphics on these videos are so clear.

These videos are incredible. Thank you.

There is a WHOLE NOTHER alternative explanation that is more intuitive: In a no-wind condition, turn so that your wing remains on the pivot point. If you allow the point to fall back behind your wing, (fly straight for a second or two) and keep it there, you will be spiraling outward from the point. If you pull tighter and get the wing behind the point, you will be spiraling inward toward the point. [The difference is that we are judging "crab angle" by the wing with reference to the pivot point] In wind, spiral outward upwind, spiral inward downwind. That simple!

FANTASTIC VIDEO!!!!

You should probably show the flight controls doing their thing too.

hi nice video, can you tell me, what program do you use for your videos?

at 1000' AGL....whats a good distance from the point?

Appreciate

fantastic video, thx!

of coars in a wind-less situation you will do a constant bank right?

4:52 are those dinosaurs in the pond?

been there... did that! ;)

06:10 isn't it wrong? at upwind exactly abeam the point is the most shallow bank angle..not the steepest

Why do you have to have to join in the downwind?

2:14 could that cause a skid?

beautifull voice

1:32 doesnt show dw heading, the wind is going across. Great vid regardless

4:42

Спасибо

Left wing down and right rudder to crab away from reference point sounds like uncoordinated flight.

Why the dog face? They are easy to do. Try a flyover the spot with a strong tailwind. Lest see that. Atailwind alignment flyover and turn over the point.

The wind sock doesnt makes sense in the animation

GRM is practiced for observation flights of an object on ground. Why using 120 mph for it. That is BS due you wont feel the wind at such speed. Also why so high?? . This is Wimpy GRM. Not realistic. Then when an already pilot have to do an observation flight with loaded airplane with friends or family, at say 600 agl and slower speed like Vfinal real needed for that flight, Realistic GRM. He will be drifted and even stall and fail in front of his friends that are paying for the flight. This is BS GRM too high, too fast and no wind at all. BS GRM training is a killer too., due so many stalls on GRM.

So much bologni. too fast, too high, no flyover, weak winds GRM = Fake GRM.