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While doing a rectangular course, you notice you're consistently CLOSER to the road on the upwind leg than on the downwind leg (instead of equidistant). The error is that you are

Choices

flying too fast.
Speed alone doesn't cause asymmetric inset.
✓ applying too much wind correction.correct
crab) on one set of legs and not enough on the others. Equidistant tracks on opposite sides of the rectangle require correctly-timed and -magnitude wind correction angles on the crosswind legs (between the two long parallel legs). Asymmetric inset/offset means crab angle was insufficient on one crosswind leg and/or excessive on the other. Practice involves anticipating wind effect and starting the turn at the right bank angle for the next leg's wind correction.
not using rudder.
Rudder doesn't fix wind drift.
performing the maneuver correctly.
Asymmetric tracks indicate incorrect crab management.

Why

crab) on one set of legs and not enough on the others. Equidistant tracks on opposite sides of the rectangle require correctly-timed and -magnitude wind correction angles on the crosswind legs (between the two long parallel legs). Asymmetric inset/offset means crab angle was insufficient on one crosswind leg and/or excessive on the other. Practice involves anticipating wind effect and starting the turn at the right bank angle for the next leg's wind correction.

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