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Old April 18th 07, 08:03 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student
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Default Knowing when you are overflying something

Gig 601XL Builder writes:

I know you aren't going to like this answer Anthony but it just isn't that
critical that you pass over a specific point. Close enough is good enough.


No, that sounds fine to me, if it's fine to everyone else. In general I don't
think I'd worry too much about what is exactly beneath me as long as I know
what's directly in front of me (since it will soon be beneath me, and anything
now beneath me was in front of me a short time ago). If I'm directly over
something, I'm either hitting it or it's not a concern.

So how do you get close enough you ask. Let's say you are flying from A to C
you want to pass over B. As you are approaching B you notice that D is
pretty much perpendicular to your course in line with B. So you head towards
B and keep D the same distance away.


I'll keep this in mind.

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