Video tip: S-turns across a road
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During your flight training you’ll practice several different types of ground reference maneuvers to help you understand the effect wind has on the airplane when flying close to the ground. Here we’ll take a look at s-turns across a road, giving you a pilot’s eye view on how to correctly fly the maneuver.
The video clip below is from Sporty’s complete Learn to Fly Course
As Sporty’s lead aviation course and video producer, Bret is usually flying an interesting airplane, and often with a camera rolling. He oversees the development, production and distribution of over 30 aviation courses from Sporty's, including the Private Pilot Learn to Fly Course. He is a flight instructor and check airman at the Sporty's Academy flight school and a senior captain on a Cessna Citation.
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