Sitting in the plane or not ?

[Ed Miller]

I'm with Ron L. on this. Been flying some sort of RC plane for 41 years now
and I cannot imagine trying to fly one while I was imagining I was in the
cockpit looking out the windshield.
Ed M.
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Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: Sitting in the plane or not ?


> If "sitting in the cockpit" means visualizing the view the
> airborne pilot would have - I defintely don't do that.
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> I watch the model in general- for a constant visual and
> cognitive lock on pitch, roll, and yaw.
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> I also try to watch a big picture that includes the horizon,
> box center and box end end comming up.   That's required to
> establish size, positioning, and wind correction of maneuvers.
> Really prominent box marking, stripes on ground, or large
> poles that contrast with background are an obvious help.
>
> Somewhere in here we also need a cognitive lock on airspeed for
> aircraft handling characteristics, and ground speed for positioning.
>
> Later,
> Ron Lockhart
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