Golf range finder for distance measuring tool?

[Joe Lachowski]

Why bother getting a distance measuring gizmo. If it feels uncomfortably 
close, it's probably about the right distance or not close enough.<g>


>From: "John Ferrell" <johnferrell at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>Subject: Re: Golf range finder for distance measuring tool?
>Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 10:28:19 -0500
>
>I believe most of those really measure the arc defined by the flag pole.  I
>don't know how it might work by applying it to the length of a 2 meter
>airplane.
>
>The real problem is that it is "percieved distance" anyway.
>
>John Ferrell
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ihncheol Park" <PatternFlyer at msn.com>
>To: "NSRCA" <discussion at nsrca.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 10:22 PM
>Subject: Golf range finder for distance measuring tool?
>
>
> > Hi, All,
> > Well, What do you use to find how far your plane is flying while it is
>right
> > at the center of the box?
> > Will the golf range finder work?  If so, how?
> > I don't play golf, so I just want to find out how to figure out how far 
>my
> > plane is when it is right in front of me.
> >
> > My local fields are mostly wheat farms, so I don't want my fiancée to go
> > into the farm and tell me I am within or far out of 150 meter.
> >
> > I know that I can use good old trig to find how small my plane has to 
>be,
> > but I don't want to use ruler during flight.
> >
> > TIA.
> > Ihncheol Park
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