Ben and Cathrine Kooi Giving wings to God's Word 
Accuracy landings, crosswinds, aft CG’s, weight and balance, and clover leafs – these are parts of a normal day for Ben.
He’s about 1/2 way through his bush pilot training.
Most of these terms you can hear in general aviation. But what in the world are clover leafs!?!
No, we’re not talking about a tiny little piece of vegetation.
Clover leafs are a precision training exercise. Two landing boxes are painted on the runway about 2000 ft. apart. These boxes are about 90 ft. long and 14 ft. wide.
The pilot touches down in the 1st box. Without stopping, he takes off, circles around and touches down in the 2nd box facing the opposite direction. His flight pattern forms a clover leaf.
Talk about keeping a pilot thinking! Clover leafs will do that.
Ben is enjoying the challenge of precision flying and is doing well. He’s moving on to smaller, more difficult airstrips now.
Ben is hoping to finish his bush pilot training by April. The graduation airstrip is “one-way,” up hill, and in a box canyon!
PDF