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Knowing when you are overflying something
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. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Knowing when you are overflying something
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. Crossing mid-field, you guess. If you tell everyone that you're going to cross mid-field at 2000' and you're off a bit, they don't shoot you down. You're just telling everybody where (in general) you are so that they know where to look. 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. If you are trying to find yourself, use the VORs and triangulate yourself on the sectional. This won't tell you exactly where you are, but it'll tell you pretty close to where you were when you took the angles. |
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Knowing when you are overflying something
Mxsmanic wrote in
: How do you know when you are exactly overflying a specific spot on the ground? You look kdown and there is is, moron. |
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Knowing when you are overflying something
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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". ;) |
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Knowing when you are overflying something
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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Knowing when you are overflying something
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. I know you aren't going to like this answer Anthony but it just isn't that critical that you pass over a specific point. Close enough is good enough. So how do you get close enough you ask. Let's say you are flying from A to C you want to pass over B. As you are approaching B you notice that D is pretty much perpendicular to your course in line with B. So you head towards B and keep D the same distance away. Now there are special situations like aerial mapping or non-guided munitions that will require better positioning but in those cases you would have specialized equipment. |
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Knowing when you are overflying something
"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... 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. Why would a pilot care? |
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Knowing when you are overflying something
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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Knowing when you are overflying something
Erik writes:
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. Seriously? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Knowing when you are overflying something
Maxwell wrote:
"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... 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. Why would a pilot care? You don't want to pelt noncombatants with errant golf balls! |
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