i did pattern work at JYO (Leesburg) today. nothing special but i haven't done the pattern in a while and there was a little bit of wind. i did learn a few things though. i also have a garmin forerunner 305 gps heart rate monitor watch. i use it for running/biking and lately i've been taking it along on flights. afterwards, i can download the location points and import them into google earth and see a record of the flight. note the one extended downwind to base turn (the longer track at the bottom of the picture). the plane in the pattern ahead of me did an unusually long downwind leg and i had to extend my downwind to keep from "bumping" into him if i had turned base to final. he was a bit low and i was a bit high so i didn't see him at first. he was making radio calls but i thought the call i was hearing was the one i could see already over the threshold. it taught (hopefully permanently) to look down and ahead in addition to my level more carefully while in the pattern.
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