Very good point, Bob (how their brain works). I know that there are many ways to accomplish almost everything, but as an engineer I know that only a few are "safe" and/or "efficient" and usually only one is "elegant". What fascinates me is watching someone else solving the same problem and seeing things they come up with that I never thought of...

-John, Q3

On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 2:11:00 PM UTC-5, Bob Whelan wrote:
In every landing pattern, my unchanging Primary Goal is to land safely,
without hitting anything other than mother earth - in the intended manner and
near some specifically selected desired location - with appropriate
amount/vectors of kinetic energy. Personally, I think that ought to be the
goal of every pilot's landing patterns. :-)

However Joe Pilot achieves that goal is inextricably linked with how their
brain works, hence the potential value of these sorts of brain-engaging
discussions, in my view...

Bob W.