Cris It sounds like the maneuvers you were doing are derivatives of others, but not exactly correctly executed. For clarification: A Chandelle is a climbing 180 turn with initially constant angle of bank, usually 30 and increasing pitch until the 90 degree portion of the turn, at which point the angle of bank is gradually decreased and the pitch attitude is held constant, in order to arrive 180 degrees to the direction of the entry heading at MCA or minimum controllable airspeed, and maximum climb achieved. ( Maneuver originated from WW 1 to try and overcome the advantage another pilot had with altitude ). A Lazy Eight is accomplished by entering a climb with very little bank, allowing the speed decrease to add the bank, and the pilot only restricts the bank from going past 60 degrees to discourage the possibility of a cross controlled stall, and at the apex of the turn, 90 degree point, allows the nose to "fall" through, while slowly reducing bank angle, returning to the same altitude and on the reciprocal heading or 180 degrees from entry, and then performs the same thing on the other side to the right. These two maneuvers are taught in the US Commercial Pilot Rating. Both are referred to by CFI's as aerial ballet!
The Immelman Turn is virtually half a loop, where a pilot enters a loop from a shallow dive, and as he reaches the apex of the top of the maneuver, he rolls the airplane back level, and continues on for a short amount of level flight to bring his aircraft in position above and behind his "adversary", and then enters a diving turn to engage his enemy at the completion of the maneuver. Colin Rainey brokerpilot9...@earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You.
