Knowing when you are overflying something

On 2007-04-18 14:26:29 -0700, "Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk at
wow way d0t com said:

"Erik" wrote in message
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Hmmm. So my golf ball accuracy can become far better. So basically,
make crosshairs with landmarks, then calculate forward travel and
wind. Check.

My neighbor's car is in real trouble now.


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Now,

that could come in real handy for flour bombing contests.
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World Famous Flight Instructor

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..............

In article ,
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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.

--
Duncan

"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message
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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". ;)

Actually Orval, I've used this method on occasion :-)) This is the exact
procedure for a vertical show reversal using a Reverse half Cuban .
Dudley Henriques

In article 2007041815161219336-christophercampbell@hotmailcom,
C J Campbell wrote:

On 2007-04-18 14:17:11 -0700, "Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk at
wow way d0t com said:

"Erik" wrote in message
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If I really need to know if I'm directly over something, I take into
account the wind and my velocity and start dropping golf balls and watch
where they land. Of course, by the time they hit the ground, I've probably
moved a couple hundred feet or so which then requires more golf balls.
It's a never-ending battle.


Bowling balls work better:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Uai1JCbLXa0
(about 2:30 into the video)

Car bowling is even better. Maybe that is what we need for Anthony --
find him a car bowling add-on to MSFS. He might have so much fun with
it that he would stop posting here...

Use it on our resident ignoranus "jgrove"!

Maxwell writes:

Hey stupid, why do you cross post everything?

I don't cross-post everything, but in the case of this question, I thought
there might be more answeres in rec.aviation.piloting, but the question might
also be of interest to students.

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Sylvain writes:

an instructor of mine in the past who was amused that I couldn't find a
spot that was directly under the aircraft, took the control and we went
interted. The spot was then clearly visible (despite all the accumulated
junk long forgotten on the floor/under the seats that was now
accumulating on the canopy). He did however made it clear that this was
not the standard procedure expected of the students; planing ahead of
time and looking for the spot before getting there was the preferred MO.

Was this an aerobatic aircraft?

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On Apr 18, 1:40 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
How do you know when you are exactly overflying a specific spot on the ground?

For VFR pilots:

If you can see the ground, it's easy.

If you can't see the ground (night), and you don't have a GPS, you
trust your navigation log.

Otherwise, here's a tip that works EVERY time:

If you're with a CFI, and he pulls the power to simulate an engine-out
condition, then it is absolutely guaranteed that you're over a runway
or something very similar to one.



Kev

wrote:
On Apr 18, 1:40 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:

How do you know when you are exactly overflying a specific spot on the ground?


For VFR pilots:

If you can see the ground, it's easy.

If you can't see the ground (night), and you don't have a GPS, you
trust your navigation log.

Otherwise, here's a tip that works EVERY time:

If you're with a CFI, and he pulls the power to simulate an engine-out
condition, then it is absolutely guaranteed that you're over a runway
or something very similar to one.



My experience is that it's right behind me...

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Maxwell writes:

Hey stupid, why do you cross post everything?

I don't cross-post everything, but in the case of this question, I thought
there might be more answeres in rec.aviation.piloting, but the question
might
also be of interest to students.


Do you really think there are certified pilots around here trying to figure
out how to tell when they are over something. Geeez!