When, as a kid, I roller skated, ran my "box scooter" or bicycled, I always
preferred to make left turns. Later, when flying full scale or R/C and when
driving a car, I still preferred to make left turns. Right turns seems
awkward and unnatural. I'm right-handed. I wonder if "lefties" prefer to
make right hand turns? Any out there to comment?
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> From: jim larkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Clifford Schwinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; RCSE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [RCSE] flying question
> Date: Monday, May 14, 2001 6:33 PM
>
> Cliff--I too prefer left and have to make myself fly right circles.
Always
> flew left turns in full size approahes.
Habit---practice-practice-practice.
> Jim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Clifford Schwinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "RCSE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 8:09 PM
> Subject: [RCSE] flying question
>
>
> > While flying in the ECHLC contest last week I noticed something about a
> > "habit" I seem to have developed. I seem to be able to circle my
> > sailplanes better when flying in a left-hand circle as opposed to
flying
> > in a right-hand circle. I never really noticed this habit before the
> > ECHLC - probably 'cause until recently I flew poorly no matter which
way
> > I was turning. Now I really seem to be in a "groove" when I turn left,
> > but I feel like I'm fumbling all over the place when I turn right.
> >
> > There was flight where I chucked my Lil' Bird right into a thermal and
> > started circling right. As the plane started climbing I said to myself,
> > "oops, I'm turning in the wrong direction", whereupon I proceeded to
fly
> > out of the thermal to change the direction of my turn. I was unable to
> > work my way back into the bubble of rising air and I had a short
flight.
> > It was then that I realized that my tendency to prefer circling "left"
> > was not only a habit, it was a bad habit!
> >
> > I know that I can overcome this bad habit with practice, but I am
> > wondering if I will always have a preference to turn in one direction
as
> > opposed to another. Do any of you other glider guiders also have a
> > "favored" turn direction?
> >
> > Cliff
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