I've always been far sighted. Up to about 4 years ago, I had 20-15 distance vision but needed reading glasses. As I hit a certain age my distance vision started to deteriorate, exactly like the optometrist said it would. I now wear trifocals (actually "progressive" lenses).
All this preamble means...that plane is way, way up there! Are you kidding? 5,463 ft? The average flying guy will get really uncomfortable with an open class plane at about 2,000 ft. Orientation is a factor, and so is the fear of losing sight of the plane, if not just for a second. Yet another example of Joe's deal he cut with a hawk when he was a kid. Somewhere there must be a hawk who is really talented at engineering, or else the hawk got short ended on the trade. I hope the extreme altitude numbers don't scare off beginners. You still can have a great time at a lesser altitude. Joe's just in another league! A day XC soaring always is more than just a flying day. It always seems to turn out to be some kind of adventure. It's very cool. JE -- Erickson Architects John R. Erickson, AIA > From: "Joe Wurts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 19:56:02 -0700 > To: "'RCSE'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Bill Rakozy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [RCSE] XC story > I queried the vario at > one point for altitude and got in response 5463 ft in altitude. It was > pretty darned high... and I was scared to push too hard because I was afraid > of using too much down elevator. Fortunately, I finally popped out the far > side of the lift, and I could start breathing easier. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
