At least you didnt plant a tsunami so hard it started Twister Sirens ! .
If you had a spot in the sky , you could practise intercepting / intersecting it , at and from any and all angles . To test your ' marksmanship ' .
Also flying out at least half a tank , INVERTED . ( if not a full one ) will in future remove any aprehenshion THERE , due to Practise & familiarity .
It helps no end , if you get a " Oh Sh . . " to attempt exit at the most adjacent level - > easiest turn . Getting the nose down for airspeed & line tension ,
THEN avoiding terra firma .
So zapping all over the shy , dogfighting a territorial seagull ( they can ' viff ' like a Harrier ) or the ability to hit a exact mark from ANY start point will help .
Getting the plane to exit a hard corner clean , and TRACK STRAIGHT at any attitude is neccesary rather than desirable .
Exactitude & placement , in fact . for all manouvers rather than any specific .
If you HAVNT got your OUTSIDE LOOPS nailed , Start there . Then you can fly say a dozen inside , the a dozen outside , and again , and again .
Multitudenous immediate repeat , gets ' a feel ' for size & shape , wind , buoancy ! ! ! , inertia , etc etc . as does upright & inverted ' groove '
at grass cutting 6 or 12 inch altitude . a well set up plane will track round indefinately there . and if youre up with the birds , a rooster tail wake
from the damp dew .
So get as comfortable with outside loops & inverted , first . then all the rest will fall in place . Like Loops ( in & out ) from 45 elevation thru the top
of the circle .
theyll also test the power & line tension . so tentative , with a escape plan . ( Nose DOWN & step Back - for airspeed ) initially .
SO , the Step Back , is also needed , in CALM AIR . As you can Hit your slipsteam , in consecutive manouvres , stall , drop a wing , and S P L A T T .
so watch that .
Putting in a half dozen consecutive flights , the feedback & grip on the goings on gets more natural . so Burning fuel is the only way to get you where your going .