Step 9 - Vertical Eight and Split S.
- Flying Standard Take Off/Procedure Turn Reverse Cuban Eight and Half Cuban Eight
- Two Loops and Stall Turn Three Rolls Humpty Bump
- Four Point Roll and Reverse Half Cuban Eight Two Rolls and Immelmann Turn
- Two Bunts, Half Bunt, Inverted Pass and Vertical Pullthrough Vertical Eight and Split S
- Slow Roll, Half Square Loop and One Turn Spin
- Rectangular Landing Circuit and Land Getting It Together
This manouevre requires some clarification from the S.A.A. about what an acceptable height for exiting the preceding Vertical Pullthrough is otherwise you're going to finish a tad low for an outside loop and Split S. In the meantime, play safe and exit the Immelmann high!
The Vertical Eight has to be executed on the centreline and since it starts in the middle, it is basically a Loop followed by a Bunt. The total height of the Vertical Eight should be the difference between your topline and baseline so both the loop and bunt parts have to be much tighter than previously.
Make the radii equal and exit at the height you entered at. Again, rudder is the most useful control for maintaining alignment.
Careful here! You're not as high as you might think! Continue on upwind, half roll to inverted then pull a half loop to exit at the baseline to exit the Split S. If you've set up dual Aileron rates, go to the low rate for the following Slow Roll.
Clockwise Circuit
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Counter-Clockwise Circuit
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- Flying Standard Take Off/Procedure Turn Reverse Cuban Eight and Half Cuban Eight
- Two Loops and Stall Turn Three Rolls Humpty Bump
- Four Point Roll and Reverse Half Cuban Eight Two Rolls and Immelmann Turn
- Two Bunts, Half Bunt, Inverted Pass and Vertical Pullthrough Vertical Eight and Split S
- Slow Roll, Half Square Loop and One Turn Spin
- Rectangular Landing Circuit and Land Getting It Together