Jan, the Taos pattern is lovely and I am sure it will work out. I had trouble with flying geese also and I recommend either the Deb Tucker Wing Clipper ruler - for pieced geese of certain sizes only - or doing it by paper piecing. You can make your own pattern for the size you need, then do a strip of 6 or 8 geese - or they have them free on the internet.
Good luck!