Yep. 90 degree turn, 90 degree turn, hold… 90 degree turn, 90 degree turn, hold… Repeat as long as necessary. From day 1 of flight training. It’s also standard when waiting your turn to land, maintaining altitude to keep different planes in their envelopes.
Circles run the risk of losing altitude and/or airspeed.
Usually they do a racetrack.
Yep. 90 degree turn, 90 degree turn, hold… 90 degree turn, 90 degree turn, hold… Repeat as long as necessary. From day 1 of flight training. It’s also standard when waiting your turn to land, maintaining altitude to keep different planes in their envelopes.
Circles run the risk of losing altitude and/or airspeed.
Yupes.
My flight instructor just called it “a loop”.
The NASCAR method.