https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/0a816741-6e9e-4932-be50-b6aa4295a1d3 Primary Flight Training: Race Track Patterns, Part I (MN-3474j) is a short U.S. Navy training film from 1945 that discusses how to do a 90-degree power-off approach, which in its complete form mirrors a racetrack pattern, hence the name. The film features footage of a Navy N2S Stearman flying the pattern and uses graphics to illustrate the concepts and issues new pilots will need to understand to perform the maneuvers required to successfully complete the flight pattern. The film opens with an N2S landing and a discussion of the approach to landing. The film discusses how the rate of turn and altitude need to be understood to complete the task. Shorter turns are used for a lack of altitude while wider turns are used when there is too much altitude. Wind is another factor trainees must keep in mind, as its effect on the plane during the landing process is significant. To compensate for crosswind, the pilot must point the plane’s nose at a diagonal and fly at a diagonal to reach the target destination; this is called “drift angle correction.” Flying involves understanding two kinds of speed: air speed (the plane’s speed) and ground speed (the speed at which the plane travels in relation to the ground). In short, to successfully fly the 90-degree pattern, the pilot must takeoff, make a climbing turn based on course rules, level off, turn again to be in the 90-degree position for landing, and understand wind conditions and how that can impact the landing. The film shows two pilots in a Stearman (12:47) preparing to land, and informs viewers that they must be conscious of wind direction and speed: pilots can use smoke, bodies of water, grain fields, or trees to identify the direction of the wind and judge its force. The pilots then must enter the traffic pattern at the airfield, always entering at an upwind position. Once in pattern, they should keep the plane at an altitude of 500, get into a favorable position for cutting the throttle while avoiding having a narrow landing strip that affords limited ability to make corrections. This will enable trainees to successfully fly the race track pattern and complete the 90-degree power-off approach, which are the first steps to all other landing techniques. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reV9o-EkCF0 Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:24:47 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/0a816741-6e9e-4932-be50-b6aa4295a1d3 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.