Traffic pattern indicator

In aviation, a traffic pattern indicator is a L-shaped device which show the airfield traffic pattern to the in-flight aircraft over an aerodrome.[1] The short arm of the "L" represents the base leg, and the long arm the final approach.[2]

References
  1. United States. Flight Standards Service. Airman Testing Standards Branch. (2007). Airplane Flying Handbook. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60239-003-4.
  2. Winters, Karl (2018). "How to Interpret Segmented Circles". Gleim Aviation. Gleim Publications Inc. Retrieved 2022-03-19.


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