Shooting an approach

You roll a strike.


"Mark Hansen" wrote in message
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| On 12/1/2005 13:49, Kobra wrote:
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| Possible origin is the Instrument Landing System.
| When flown correctly the vertical and horizontal
guidance indicators are
| centered in the face of the display. These crossed
indicators have the
| appearance of the crosshairs of a telescopic sight.
| Hence, you shoot the approach. Keeping the crosshairs
centered generally
| assures that you will hit what you are aiming for...
the runway.
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| Hmmm...I always thought that when you guide an object in
some way down a
| narrow corridor of space to a specific place to attain a
goal or objective
| that that was "shooting". i.e. shooting pool, shooting
some hoops, shoot a
| goal in hockey. Now, I just wonder why they don't call
it "Shooting a
| strike" (in bowling).
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| Perhaps because most people don't really guide it? ;-)
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| Kobra
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| Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
| Sacramento, CA