What does Landing Pattern simulation do?
Landing Pattern is designed to emphasize the proper landing approach. You use the mouse to control the toggles. Holding the left mouse button allows you to control the left brake, holding the right mouse button allows you to control the right brake. Hold both of them to flare. The simulation responds to the mouse input as the canopy would respond to the toggle input. This means that you can practice normal and flat turns. You can switch between top view, side view, and first person view by pressing a key (views can be switched back and forth at any time). First person view allows you to see the environment as you will see it from under the canopy (use the mouse to look around, and control the canopy by holding the mouse buttons and moving the mouse). After the landing you can compare trajectories from different jumps. All of the described phenomena are usually shown to the students using drawings, an occasional video, but mostly using fingers and verbal descriptions from the instructor
