PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY 82 PROFICIENCY 85 WX WATCH 87 TECHNIQUE 90 AVIONICS 94 NEVER AGAIN Lazy S Today's lazy 8s aren't eights at all. The maneuver is comprised of a serpentine series of 180-degree turns, so a more accurate name might be lazy S. ANOTHER performance maneuver is the Pylon 8-or Eights on a Pylon-a ground-reference maneuver that really does describe a figure eight. | PROFICIENCY | The long-suffering lazy 8 Rediscovering a mistreated maneuver B Y DAV E H I R S C H M A N PITY THE POOR LAZY 8. It began as a fun, fluid, and telling maneuver that encouraged pilots to explore the changing feel of an airplane through a broad range of speed and bank angles. It also developed a pilot's coordination, timing, and anticipation. JOHN SAUER 82 | AOPA PILOT February 2014