Knowing when you are overflying something

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Maxwell writes:

Why would a pilot care?

When reporting position, or when following instructions to "cross XYZ at
6000," or whatever. Or when giving the location of a family in distress
next
to their SUV below.


It's never that critical if you are reporting a position to some form of
ATC. Anything within a couple miles will do on VFR. IFR you have VOR and
DME, and ATC understands their accuracy.

Estimating a ground position would usually be given from a ground reference.
Using road section lines you can estimate to a 1/2 or 1/4 mile pretty well.
Just report something like 2.5 miles west of the river, railroad tracks,
general store, etc.

The only time you need to look straight down is while skydiving. Then you
are looking through an open door, and with very little experience you can
judge to a couple hundred feet from 10,500. The parachute does the rest.

Maxwell writes:

The only time you need to look straight down is while skydiving. Then you
are looking through an open door, and with very little experience you can
judge to a couple hundred feet from 10,500. The parachute does the rest.

I think I'll pass on that. Like many real pilots, I'm afraid of heights.

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Mxsmanic wrote:

Maxwell writes:


The only time you need to look straight down is while skydiving. Then you
are looking through an open door, and with very little experience you can
judge to a couple hundred feet from 10,500. The parachute does the rest.


I think I'll pass on that. Like many real pilots, I'm afraid of heights.


Somehow I'm not empathising any more.

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Maxwell writes:

The only time you need to look straight down is while skydiving. Then you
are looking through an open door, and with very little experience you can
judge to a couple hundred feet from 10,500. The parachute does the rest.

I think I'll pass on that. Like many real pilots, I'm afraid of heights.


Well hell, that's certainly no surprize, but it was a complete answer to you
question. If you don't like it, take it over to rec.aviation.student where
it belonged in the first place. Cuz you will never be a pilot either, and
until you do, you won't even be a student.

Maxwell wrote:

Well hell, that's certainly no surprize, but it was a complete answer
to you question. If you don't like it, take it over to
rec.aviation.student where it belonged in the first place. Cuz you
will never be a pilot either, and until you do, you won't even be a
student.

R.A.Student is the last place in the world we want Anthony to post. Please
don't suggest that again.

"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message
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Maxwell wrote:

Well hell, that's certainly no surprize, but it was a complete answer
to you question. If you don't like it, take it over to
rec.aviation.student where it belonged in the first place. Cuz you
will never be a pilot either, and until you do, you won't even be a
student.

R.A.Student is the last place in the world we want Anthony to post. Please
don't suggest that again.

I can understand your feelings, and just noticed the whole thread is cross
posted any way.

It would be a lot better question for the sim groups.

Maxwell wrote:
"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message
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Maxwell wrote:

Well hell, that's certainly no surprize, but it was a complete
answer to you question. If you don't like it, take it over to
rec.aviation.student where it belonged in the first place. Cuz you
will never be a pilot either, and until you do, you won't even be a
student.

R.A.Student is the last place in the world we want Anthony to post.
Please don't suggest that again.

I can understand your feelings, and just noticed the whole thread is
cross posted any way.

It would be a lot better question for the sim groups.

Gargle with 50/50 solution of clorox and draino - thank you..............

Maxwell wrote:

I can understand your feelings, and just noticed the whole thread is
cross posted any way.

It would be a lot better question for the sim groups.

Agreed