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Touch and Go's
I flew these touch and go's on February 22, 2006. The diagonal line leading into the traffic pattern is my path from the Flight Center down taxiway alpha. The data points bunch up briefly while I hold short of Runway 34 for departing traffic. Just before entering the pattern, the points bunch up again on the pad as I go through the pre-takeoff checklist. Most of the rest of the data represents the traffic pattern itself. Notice how the runway holds the points together in a line. After takeoff, these six trips around the pattern show much more variability, although the downwind leg is fairly consistent. The turns to base and final are more consistent than the crosswind turns immediately after takeoff on the lower left. Notice that my turns are very rounded and continuous. The pattern should be more rectangular, with four clearly distinguishable turns. Finally you can see my climbing departure from the pattern to the Northeast to practice maneuvers over Plum Island.
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