Skip a lane (row)

A plane will turn much more sharply when it turns into the wind and will take a very long time to turn around when going downwind. The pilot must decide through experience with their aircraft what the proper settings are. If the rows are too tight for the airplane to turn consistently it is possible to skip one or more rows.

At the bottom of the screenshot (ref. figure 10) you see “Alternate Lanes” where the pilot can vary the amount. The lower to the ground that the plane flies the closer together the rows are which may require skipping lanes. Avoid skipping lanes if at all possible because the resulting flightpath will have some downwind turns which causes problems.