AviationBanter - View Single Post - Knowing when you are overflying something

**Dave Doe** · April 19th 07, 12:50 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student

In article ,
says...
How do you know when you are exactly overflying a specific spot on the ground?
It's it just a matter of knowing your particular aircraft, or are there tricks
that can help to determine this? I know you can look off the tip of your wing
to see if you're abeam something (such as a runway), but how can you tell when
you're right over something? I presume there's no way to look straight down
from most aircraft, and it seems like the view over the nose is often several
miles away.

If you nose hard over and point directly down. The dent in the ground
will indicate your position.

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Duncan