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See and avoid
Hi All,
Just wondering. Why do light aircraft do not have turning indicators? The see-and-avoid concept has its shortcomings, but I have sometimes more problems with see-and-what-is-he/she-upto?????? Kees. |
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In a previous article, (Kees Mies) said:
Why do light aircraft do not have turning indicators? They do. They're called wings. If they're level, the plane isn't turning. -- Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/ Home pages are the pet rock of the 90s. They all have them, they all think they're very cute. But in a few years they're going to look back and be pretty embarrassed. -- Kim Alm |
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Kees Mies wrote: Why do light aircraft do not have turning indicators? 'Cause they don't need them. The see-and-avoid concept has its shortcomings, but I have sometimes more problems with see-and-what-is-he/she-upto?????? Just remember - left wing goes down, probably turning left. Right wing goes down, probably turning right. George Patterson Battle, n; A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue. |
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"Kees Mies" wrote in message om... Hi All, Just wondering. Why do light aircraft do not have turning indicators? The see-and-avoid concept has its shortcomings, but I have sometimes more problems with see-and-what-is-he/she-upto?????? Kees. Do you mean like blinkers? Gig "If you can read this you are too close" Giacona |
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Bill Denton wrote: Everybody talking about "looking at the wings" needs to rethink their advice. You can see an entire airplane much farther away than you can distinguish the wings. And you're going to be able to see a turn signal blinker further away than you can see the wings? Get real. George Patterson Battle, n; A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue. |
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Everybody talking about "looking at the wings" needs to rethink their
advice. You can see an entire airplane much farther away than you can distinguish the wings. The headings of both yours and the other aircraft affect your ability to distinguish the wings. "Kees Mies" wrote in message om... Hi All, Just wondering. Why do light aircraft do not have turning indicators? The see-and-avoid concept has its shortcomings, but I have sometimes more problems with see-and-what-is-he/she-upto?????? Kees. |
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In article ,
"Bill Denton" wrote: Everybody talking about "looking at the wings" needs to rethink their advice. You can see an entire airplane much farther away than you can distinguish the wings. If he's so far away that you can't determine what he's doing it's likely the other traffic isn't a factor...at least not at the speeds of most GA aircraft. Rely on relative motion. If the dot isn't moving relative to your viewpoint, you're on a collision course. -- Dale L. Falk There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing around with airplanes. http://home.gci.net/~sncdfalk/flying.html |
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"Dale" wrote in message ... In article , "Bill Denton" wrote: Everybody talking about "looking at the wings" needs to rethink their advice. You can see an entire airplane much farther away than you can distinguish the wings. If he's so far away that you can't determine what he's doing it's likely the other traffic isn't a factor...at least not at the speeds of most GA aircraft. Rely on relative motion. If the dot isn't moving relative to your viewpoint, you're on a collision course. Not necessarily. The dot could be moving directly away from you. |
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Reread my post; I wasn't discussing turn-signals. I was only discussing: You
can see an entire airplane much farther away than you can distinguish the wings "G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ... Bill Denton wrote: Everybody talking about "looking at the wings" needs to rethink their advice. You can see an entire airplane much farther away than you can distinguish the wings. And you're going to be able to see a turn signal blinker further away than you can see the wings? Get real. George Patterson Battle, n; A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue. |
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