Knowing when you are overflying something

I look out the window.

The more typical way is to look at section lines (i.e roads and feild
bounderies). When 2 intersecting roads are pointed directlty at you
then you are over the intersection of the two roads.

Basic line geomeotry. It is not hard to tell when a road is pointed
directly at you.

Brian

Brian writes:

The more typical way is to look at section lines (i.e roads and feild
bounderies). When 2 intersecting roads are pointed directlty at you
then you are over the intersection of the two roads.

Basic line geomeotry. It is not hard to tell when a road is pointed
directly at you.

It should work perfectly--provided that two convenient roads or other lines
happen to intersect at exactly the position you are overflying.

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In rec.aviation.piloting Mxsmanic wrote:
Brian writes:

The more typical way is to look at section lines (i.e roads and feild
bounderies). When 2 intersecting roads are pointed directlty at you
then you are over the intersection of the two roads.

Basic line geomeotry. It is not hard to tell when a road is pointed
directly at you.

It should work perfectly--provided that two convenient roads or other lines
happen to intersect at exactly the position you are overflying.

Or you are in control of the airplane and make it go exactly over
the road intersection.

--
Jim Pennino

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

You look kdown and there is is, moron.

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". ;)

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.

Jim Stewart wrote in
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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.


Do you think he's standging on his head with his little rudder pedals
balanced on his feet?

"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

Dudley Henriques wrote:
"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


LOL You showoff!

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