Golf range finder for distance measuring tool?

[Bill Glaze]

I believe that they also have some rangefinders for hunting, but they are
relatively expensive for something that, for a pattern flyer, would only be used
occasionally.
Better to utilize the girl friend!<G>

Bill Glaze

John Ferrell wrote:

> 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
> > 1973 White Ave., #402
> > Moscow, ID 83843
> > (208) 883-7882 Home
> > (208) 661-5018 Cellular
> > PatternFlyer at msn.com
> >
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