On Jun 24, 1:46 pm, buttman wrote:
On Jun 24, 7:51 am, "Dick" wrote:





After taking some rigorous Unusual Attitudes Training, now I can't do a
smooth Lazy Eight to save my soul G (or comfort my wife).

One item the course taught me was a Modified Wingover which allowed a blind
canyon 180* turn within a wingspan. Entry at 30* pitch & 30* bank proceeding
to 60* pitch & 60* bank at 90* point to entry. Then at 0 mph, the nose falls
without rudder assist and ball is too the side.

My procedure for the Lazy 8: entry at 15/15* P&B, then up to 30/30* P&B
at 90* to entry and down to 5-10 mph over stall using proper rudder control
and centered ball.

Unfortunately after I look left over the wing to line up with the entry
point and initiate first pitch/bank, I'm then at the 90* point and still too
fast.....

Advice please. Thanks, Dick

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?- Hide quoted text -


Lazy 8 is one of the few maneuvers that is challenging, yet graceful
and relaxing. You can climb to a high altitude into smooth air, sit
back, take a deep breath. The maneuver is very demanding yet it won't
make you sweat or grip the yoke tight. Almost every time I fly solo
(which is not too often because most of my flights are with pax or
students), I do a few. But I don't do 8's-on pylons because I
consider bouncing at a few hundred feet while looking out for
obstacles and traffic is too much sweaty work.