Estimated time to complete:
- 60 minutes

Aircraft:
- Mooney M20M "Bravo"

Objectives:
- Flying a Lazy Eight Maneuver

 

This mission is a copy of Chap_22_SE_Maneuvers, and as before, it start level at 9,500 feet, at heading 030, and at low-cruise speed in the Mooney. Find an obvious landmark off your left wing to begin the figure.

As usual, this maneuver is done in coordinated flight at all times. More important, though, the pitch and bank should never stop changing. Even when you're getting close to level pitch or roll, they should still be changing a little bit. To do this well, you need to really take your time; it should be done smoothly and almost lazily.

If you noticed, the only controls you need to adjust throughout the maneuver are the yoke and rudder pedals; everything else stays the same. But the amount of force on the controls needed to make the plane do what you want is constantly changing, so you'll be constantly moving the yoke and the rudders.

Ref.: West, Jeff Van. Microsoft Flight Simulator X For Pilots: Real World Training. Wiley. Kindle Edition(Location 12468).

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