Chuck,
I think that was Larry Jolly.
Jerry Miller
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Chuck, I believe it was Larry and not Daryl. No real damage was
done. I don't even go near those buildings because they are
deceptive as to distance ( at least to me ).
Chuck Anderson wrote:
>
> The best example of this was at Visalia a couple of years ago when
> Daryl flew his giant scale model
>but overestimate actual positions (thinking we're further away in
>terms of being over a landmark, than we actually are)
Scobie,
Yes, I also tend to over-estimate the plane's distance away from me. The
shadow cast by the plane can sometimes be useful in this regard as an
indication of exactly w
>I think most people tend to underestimate how far away the model is
when flying larger
>unlimited or cross country sailplanes
>The best example of this was at Visalia a couple of years ago when
> Daryl flew his giant scale model into the back side of the factory
> southeast of the field.
At 02:07 PM 7/18/00 -0700, you wrote:
>My experience suggests that we (rc pilots) tend to underestimate numeric
>distances, but overestimate actual positions (thinking we're further away in
>terms of being over a landmark, than we actually are). The few times I
>really methodically checked my ide
Human ability to percieve distance is largely a learned skill, and as with
most 'seeing' tasks, we rarely realize how subject to error it may be. While
distance estimates may be good in a certain environment, with certain kinds
of visual cues, it is no surprise that when trying to estimate the dis
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