File talk:Airport traffic pattern.jpg
Oops. Fixed. — ceejayoz ★ 01:39, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
What's so great, and special about this picture... Why is it picture of the day?-- This is just a question... --BorisFromStockdale 03:39, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
- See this page. Zarniwoot 03:50, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
It's nicely done - although my personal preference is always for lowercase labels. What it really needs, though, is an ideal wind direction and perhaps a range of possible wind directions! Benet Allen 10:49, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
Looks like no big deal. Really doesn't make sense as "picture of the day"! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.164.33.200 (talk • contribs) .
- It's really good designed, and adds value to the article. I think it makes lot of sense. Zarniwoot 20:48, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
That picture is incorrect. The 45° enterance on the downwind should be midfield. Swatjester 21:02, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
- Actually, the 45° entry line should point to the center of the airport, not to the center of the downwind leg. ericg ✈ 01:47, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
- Incorrect. It's preferable to enter on the 45 degree downwind midfield without overflying the field if possible. The pilot sets his heading to intercept the downwind leg abeam the midfield point of the active runway, however he will enter the pattern on the downwind, not over the airfield itself. If the pattern does not permit this, THEN he may overfly the airfield on the 45 midfield for the downwind to enter the pattern. Common courtesy, ask any helicopter pilot, we have to sneak into patterns from the downwind much more than most fixed wings who just call in extended final, or take the ILS. We have to enter the 45 midfield for downwind to make a tight base and autorotation into the pad ;) Swatjester 05:22, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
- Actually, after reading your comment again, I think we were saying the same thing. Swatjester 05:24, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
- Incorrect. It's preferable to enter on the 45 degree downwind midfield without overflying the field if possible. The pilot sets his heading to intercept the downwind leg abeam the midfield point of the active runway, however he will enter the pattern on the downwind, not over the airfield itself. If the pattern does not permit this, THEN he may overfly the airfield on the 45 midfield for the downwind to enter the pattern. Common courtesy, ask any helicopter pilot, we have to sneak into patterns from the downwind much more than most fixed wings who just call in extended final, or take the ILS. We have to enter the 45 midfield for downwind to make a tight base and autorotation into the pad ;) Swatjester 05:22, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
I don't understand the area labeled "crosswind". There should be an icon for wind and an arrow indicating which direction the wind is traveling in. Pogo747
It's an aviation term. Because aircraft nearly always land into the wind, (i.e. the wind is blowing the opposite direction of the aircraft's travel), the first 90 degree turn the aircraft makes is called the "crosswind leg". The second is the "downwind leg", the third is the "base leg" and the last is the "final" leg. It doesn't actually matter which way the wind is facing, crosswind refers to which leg of the pattern the aircraft is flying. Swatjester 22:30, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
