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Orval Fairbairn wrote:
In article , Mxsmanic wrote: 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. You roll inverted and look straight "up". ;) LOL. I nominate this as the "best reply to Anthony" for the week. |
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Jim Stewart wrote in
: Orval Fairbairn wrote: In article , Mxsmanic wrote: 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. You roll inverted and look straight "up". ;) LOL. I nominate this as the "best reply to Anthony" for the week. Do you think he's standging on his head with his little rudder pedals balanced on his feet? |
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