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• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 7-11
  Chapter 7: Ground Reference Maneuvers › Elementary Eights › Eights Along a Road

  When the airplane completes the first 180° of ground track, it is directly crosswind, and the airplane should be at the maximum wind correction angle. As the turn is continued toward the upwind, the airplane’s groundspeed is decreasing, which ... adjust the bank angle and corresponding rate of turn proportionately in order to reach the ground reference at the completion of the 360° ground track. The pilot may vary the bank angle to correct for any previous errors made…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 7-5
  Chapter 7: Ground Reference Maneuvers › Drift and Ground Track Control › Tracking Over and Parallel to a Straight Line

  ground reference maneuvers by correcting for the effects of a crosswind over a straight-line ground reference, such as road or railroad tracks. If a straight road or railroad track is unavailable, the pilot should choose multiple references (three minimum ... ground reference line with the pilot angling the airplane’s longitudinal axis into the wind sufficiently such as to cancel the effect of drift. The pilot should scan between far ahead and close to the airplane to practice tracking multiple…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 7-5
  Chapter 7: Ground Reference Maneuvers › Rectangular Course

  with the pilot angling the airplane’s longitudinal axis into the wind sufficiently to cancel the effect of drift while maintaining a parallel track. Rectangular Course A principal ground reference maneuver is the rectangular course. [Figure 7-4] The rectangular ... altitude, airspeed, and distance from the ground references. The maneuver assists the pilot in practicing the following: ⦁ Maintaining a specific relationship between the airplane and the ground. ⦁ Dividing attention between the flightpath, ground-based references, manipulating the flight controls…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 7-4
  Chapter 7: Ground Reference Maneuvers › Drift and Ground Track Control › Constant Radius During Turning Flight

  railroad track. [Figure 7-3] Choosing a straight-line ground reference that is parallel to the wind, the airplane would be flown into the wind and directly over the selected straight-line ground reference. Once a straight-line ground reference ... path over the ground is not circular, although in reference to the air, the airplane flew a perfect continuous radius. Figure 7-3. Effect of wind during turn. In order to compensate for the effects of wind drift, the pilot…