How to Fly Perfect Lazy Eights
Pilot Institute
MAY 9, 2024
Lazy eights sound like the least challenging commercial checkride maneuver to learn. The aileron on the right wing deflects down, increasing the camber and creating more lift. While the tilting lift vectors are an important source of adverse yaw, drag also plays a part. Any time a wing creates lift, it creates induced drag.
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