X-Plane: Tacoma Narrows Pattern Work
In my post A Rookie’s Guide to Starting on PilotEdge, I talk about flying a standard traffic pattern. Real-life pilots-in-training need to learn to fly this aerial traffic circle around airports, so as a virtual pilot I decided to practice the same maneuver, doing a touch-and-go (where you start to land, but take off again) and a landing at Orbx’s new payware scenery KTIW Tacoma Narrows. I get nice views of the famous Tacoma Narrows Bridge along the way, which is the bridge that twisted and turned in the wind in the 40s, tearing itself apart.
Check out the video of my flight here: