Chances are you take a certain amount of pride from flying traffic patterns with near military precision, nailing your target altitude and airspeed and squaring off your turns while taking into account the effects of the wind. Not only does this practice demonstrate what a great pilot you are, but it also makes you predictable — and in the pattern that’s always a good thing.
But what if I told you that you’ve been doing it all wrong — that instead of flying a razor-straight downwind, for example, you should be making quick S-turns and raising and lowering the nose as you go?
