Title: Describe ground-reference maneuvers.
Course: Aircraft Pilot Training II (20053-II) > Section: Operating the Aircraft

Description should include the following:

- Ground-reference maneuvers are intended to develop an understanding of how the wind influences the ground track.
- They develop skill and confidence to a point where one can safely maneuver the airplane while flying at low altitude and making corrections for the effect of the wind.
- Ground-reference maneuvers are a required part of the private pilot practical test, and one will need these skills when operating in the airport traffic pattern.

PLT219