buttman wrote:


Why would anyone want to do a lazy-8 once they've completed their
commercial? I can understand doing an "8's on" (as a matter of fact, I
do them all the time), or a chandelle, but a lazy-8?


Because, if done correctly, they teach coordination and control. If
done correctly, they require more skill than a Chandelle, IMHO. And if
you want to have more fun and develop more skill, you can start out with
the standard 30 deg bank, then increase it to 45 deg, 60 deg, etc, until
you are doing wing overs on each turn (usual caveats, etc).