| Any course that any individual is taking that is involving | | | | instructions to what they are to use to as far as their |
| any type of training it has its own jargon. When it | | | | pattern. |
| comes to private pilot one of the most favored terms | | | | There are several patterns when it comes to flying |
| that is used is touch and go. | | | | and each of these must be learned and must be |
| This is something that is heard repeatedly in the | | | | followed whenever instructed to do so. The first one is |
| beginning perhaps, and the student pilot doesn't realize | | | | if you are told to go straight out from the one runway |
| the importance of it. | | | | you are in the up wind. You may be told that you have |
| It's ironic to think that many of the thoughts that cross | | | | to fly into the cross wind. |
| a students mind when they are first join the pilot | | | | Third is what is called at the downwind. This is where |
| program is that when it comes to landing they just | | | | the wind will be behind you but the fourth is the base |
| figure that once they arrive at the airport whichever | | | | this is where you go to see those numbers that are |
| runway happens to be free is the one that they can | | | | painted on the runway are going to be really important |
| land. | | | | to you. |
| This is not the way it works and the student pilot soon | | | | And finally the last stage is number five this means |
| finds out that he will be told where to land. The | | | | that landing is eminent. |
| information that this is based on is in what direction that | | | | The five areas that we just talked about is what the |
| the wind is coming from. Pilots will be taught that they | | | | pattern of flying is all about.You will certainly learn to |
| must go towards the wind and that they have to keep | | | | appreciate the control tower who will normally give |
| as consistent of a straight line as possible when | | | | you your flying pattern instructions. However there will |
| landing. | | | | be times that you will be doing this on your own. |
| They also have to consider that they're not in the air | | | | As there will be no support service for this, this is why |
| alone that there are other planes up there with them | | | | it's really important that you understand and know |
| and this is usually around the 10,000 feet mar. There | | | | these patterns. |
| are times when the pilots will be given alternate | | | | |