Flight Maneuver Spotlight: Eights on Pylons
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Commercial pilot training introduces several new maneuvers that sharpen precision and control. Among the ground reference maneuvers is Eights on Pylons—a dynamic exercise that requires flying a figure-eight pattern around two selected reference points while adjusting altitude to maintain a constant visual relationship with each pylon. It’s a maneuver that blends coordination, wind correction, and energy management into one continuous flow.
This flight maneuver spotlight and description appears in Sporty’s Commercial Pilot Course, which includes comprehensive knowledge test prep, flight maneuvers guide, oral exam tools and Aviation Intelligence.
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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